Maresca: Palmer suffered a groin injury; he was in poor form last season and entered the top four

Hupu, August 23, Chelsea coach Maresca attended the post-match press conference to defeat West Ham 5-1.

Enzo, you must be very satisfied with the team's performance, so how do you view this victory?

Of course, very happy and very impressed. We didn't start well, Cole was injured and conceded the ball in five minutes, but the response everyone made was impressive.

Are you sure you are satisfied with the performance of the offensive players?

Of course of course, but offense is not just offense. You need Chaloba, Tosin, Kukurelia, Gusto, Kesedo, Enzo. All midfielders are part of the offense and are helpful to offensive players. This complements each other, and offensive players will also defend.

Estewan's starting lineup was unexpected. What do you think of his performance?

We think the goal was conceded because of him, he conceded the goal in the offense, he needed to make mistakes to learn from his lessons, but overall, his performance was impressive.

So do you think he is not bad?

Yes, so he stayed in the first team, right?

While Palmer was injured, five different goalkeepers - is this enough to make the label of "Cole Palmer Football Club" ripped off?

You are here to express your opinions, and everyone is also qualified to express their opinions, and I respect this.

Some people say we are just "Palmer FC" (right?). Cole was our best player and of course, we were a very, very good team when we had Palmer.

But Chelsea is a much better team than everyone talks about, and I want to tell you that when Cole was in poor form last season, we still finished the top four, and no one expected us to get that result.

I say it again, no one - someone - told me that I would enter the Champions League in one year, and the bosses said it was two years.

Enzo, how is Palmer's injury?

In fact, Cole has not been in good shape in the past four or five days, not 100%. Today he tried warming up, but he felt a little uncomfortable and felt something was wrong.

We don't want to take any risks. We'll see if this is an important situation and we'll continue to check his situation.

But other players, Gittens, Pedro, Drapp, Estewan, and they all do it. Today you saw the cooperation between Pedro and Drapp and Estewan's breakthrough. Gittens, he might need to adapt again, but overall we are very satisfied with them.

Where is Palmer's injury?

Gerve? Yes, groin. Is

just injured?

The game against Crystal Palace was not 100%, but he did his best to contribute to the club, fans and team. He did his best tonight, but he did not feel good.

Why did Pedro and Drapp start together?

We haven't let both of them play at the same time since we started. The results are pretty good, but we can do better, but overall, we are very satisfied.

The last question, are you very satisfied with the team's performance? (He is asking about the defense line)

I can only say that the players are very confident, they understand what they should do, and after falling behind, they still insist on implementing our game plan and our technical and tactical characteristics.

What you can see is that whether you hold the ball or don’t have the ball, they are disciplined well, and I think I am quite satisfied. (ok)