Enzo Maresca confirms star man Cole Palmer is ready to start for Chelsea in Sunday’s huge clash against Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:01 Palmer? He is available for both [to start and to play].
0:13 Dario Essugo took part in the session this morning, good news.
0:28 Estevao form causing a headache? It's always good that the ones who start and play do the right things. They give me a doubt always for the next games and that's good. It's a good problem for the manager always.
1:14 Arsenal? For sure, they defend fantastically. Any teams struggle to score goals against them, even to create chances. They have weapons when they attack. They are top in the Champions League and top in the Premier League.
1:53 Caicedo v Rice? I think the Premier League is full of good players. Moi and Declan, Rodri from City, Anderson from Forest, Guimaraes from Newcastle - the Premier League is full of very good midfielders. It's a big part [the battle] but it's 11v11.
2:52 Title credentials? It's too early in any case. If we win, don't win, it's too early. We still have five or six months to go. It will be important when we're in February or March, we'll see where we are then.
3:38 It's another big game. We finished the Barcelona one and we won, it's a good feeling. If it's bigger than the last one, I don't know. For me, they are all important games. For sure, beating Barcelona and if we are able to beat Arsenal, it's a nice feeling, it's three points.
4:28 The mindset and mood in this moment, for us, is very good. We are doing quite well in the Premier League and the Champions League. We are evolving and growing. This is the best feeling for us.
4:55 We need that environment, the fans in the way they were. It's always nice to share that type of moment at the end of the game with everyone.
5:17 Ready for title challenge? For sure, it's different compared to one year ago because we spent one more year together. Then again, we are at the end of November so it is very early. It's important to be where we are now in March/April and then we will see. These players, in 16/17/18 months together, they showed many times they can beat teams.
7:07 Arsenal set-pieces? We try to defend in the best way we can. They score goals in set-pieces against every team. They score goals against any team, they have a system in place that works very well and we will try to do our best to prepare in the best way.
8:06 Palmer’s return? Everyone is happy. The teammates are happy, we are all happy. The most important thing is that Cole is happy, he needs to play games.
8:34 Palmer linking up with Estevao? They can play together. It depends. It depends on the game plan, but for sure they are excited, the fans are excited.
9:14 For me, personally, the only way to build a winning mentality is to win games, no matter the competition. Some players inside the changing room behave like a leader and this is important when you have a group like our squad.
9:56 Will Palmer’s return elevate the squad? A lot. As you said, he's probably our best player. We are happy he is back. We need to give him time to make sure he's 100% fit. He has done fantastic in the past and there is no doubt he will do fantastic in the future.
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