Brighton
15/05/202418:45
Roberto De Zerbi
BrightonEnzo Maresca
Chelsea
Meeting Highlights...INJURY REPORT
Joel Veltman is not likely to be available and could now not play again this season. Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck are fit but I'm unsure how much game time i can give them. Jan Paul van Hecke is expected to miss the remainder of the season but Valentin Barco will return to the squad.
...CHELSEA
Chelsea are playing well and deserve to fight to reach a European position. Palmer is scoring a lot of goals and he is a problem for us because he can start from a winger position or play as a number 10. We are not at the same level as Chelsea if we sell 21 players or coaches to them. We cannot be rivals because they are fighting for different targets. If they are taking our players it is because we are working well and we have great players.
Roberto De Zerbi
Manager on Brighton...INJURY REPORT
Joel Veltman is not likely to be available and could now not play again this season. Joao Pedro and Danny Welbeck are fit but I'm unsure how much game time i can give them. Jan Paul van Hecke is expected to miss the remainder of the season but Valentin Barco will return to the squad.
...CHELSEA
Chelsea are playing well and deserve to fight to reach a European position. Palmer is scoring a lot of goals and he is a problem for us because he can start from a winger position or play as a number 10. We are not at the same level as Chelsea if we sell 21 players or coaches to them. We cannot be rivals because they are fighting for different targets. If they are taking our players it is because we are working well and we have great players.
Enzo Maresca
Manager on Chelsea...INJURY REPORT
Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka are back in team training but will be assessed before the match. We are still without long-term absentees Enzo Fernandez, Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia.
...ABOUT THE MATCH
It is important to keep a strong mentality and really believe. They are going to be two really tough games. Brighton are a really good team and they are going to be really tough to play against, and then we have Bournemouth at home on the final day. The most important thing is to believe. In the second part of the season I think we are doing really well. We need to keep in this way - always trying to give our best, to compete and keep improving. If we can compete well in the last two games, then we have the possibility to get into Europe, which would be amazing for us.
...FUTURE
I always try to be positive and I try to translate my feelings - to you and to the people. But I never said I am not thinking of the future. We are thinking of the future; it is already planned. The plan is there to start the pre-season and then it is not in my hands to be here or not to be here. Of course, I am so excited for the future. If we keep the main group and add some quality, and keep on the same run as the past 26 or 27 games, we can compete for big things.