Enzo Maresca dismissed issues round Cole Palmer’s kind and stated it was on the opposite gamers to dig Chelsea out of their present droop.
Maresca’s facet have slipped to seventh within the Premier League after three defeats of their final 4 video games, the most recent of which got here at Aston Villa on Saturday.
Palmer has been a artistic pressure for Chelsea this season with 14 targets and 6 assists in 26 appearances however has not scored in 5 outings together with his decline mirroring that of his staff.
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Chelsea play host to rock-bottom Southampton tomorrow night time, providing each membership and participant the possibility to get again on observe.
Requested in regards to the England playmaker immediately, Maresca stated: “I’m at all times involved about normal efficiency. I’m not involved about Cole as a result of Cole is a human being and he can have some moments throughout a season the place he struggles somewhat bit extra.
“The issue with Cole is that we depend on Cole for every thing and I stated since we began that we have to depend on the staff. We’d like high gamers like Cole however we aren’t nervous about him in any respect.”
We must be extra medical – Maresca
Requested what Palmer must do to return to his finest, the Italian added: “He must proceed the way in which he’s working. The opposite day he had an incredible likelihood however general the efficiency from him – as I stated, each recreation we count on a aim or help from him so it’s troublesome.
“He’s a human being. At this second his performances in all probability mirror the staff performances that we wrestle to attain targets so we must be somewhat extra medical once we get the possibilities.”
On paper, a recreation with the Saints seems excellent for Chelsea however Maresca is cautious of Ivan Juric’s facet regardless of the actual fact they’ve claimed simply 9 factors all season.
He stated: ”I don’t belief video games like this, they are often tough video games. Should you watch the sport towards Manchester United away they had been profitable 1-0 till the final 5 minutes. It’s a tough one and any more, each recreation, each staff is enjoying for one thing so they’re all going to be powerful.
“Our obligation is to arrange each recreation to win. Any further we now have 12 video games to go and it’s little doubt that each one 12 are should win for us.”
Jorgensen nonetheless the primary
Maresca will persist with Filip Jorgensen in aim regardless of his expensive error at Villa Park however might be with out defender Trevoh Chalobah, who limped off after simply eight minutes.
“He had a verify yesterday and he might be round one week to 10 days,” stated Maresca of Chalobah.
“On one facet it’s good as a result of it isn’t an vital damage however on the opposite facet it’s a disgrace as a result of we lose one other participant at this second with the quantity of accidents that we had.”
Chelsea stay and not using a recognised centre-forward with each Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu injured.
