🚨BREAKING! Full Enzo Maresca pre- Real Betis press conference for UEFA Conference League final;
Mudryk with the squad;
“Is he here? I don’t know. I’m happy for Misha to be here.”
Confidence in the squad:
The mood is a good one. It’s a consequence from the last game but the final is completely different. It’s one game and anything can happen.
On Pellegrini;
I just met him outside and all the staff. Some of the players I know for different reasons.
This season if Chelsea win the Conference League:
“I said a few times, for me, it was already a good season for different reasons and it can become a very good season if we finish top four or top five and win the final. The first target is there and hopefully we can achieve the second one.”
His ‘F off’ comments on Sunday:
“First of all, it’s a good feeling that the players react when there are some critics. I think it’s a good reaction from the players. It was just an outburst for the moment. In our bad moment, our bad run, during the season, many people were talking not from our point of view. They were not talking in the right way. The reason why is because yes, we are young and have the youngest squad in the history of the league but at the same time, we are men. I also used the critics to get us to respond. Levi’s reaction and my reaction, it was just an outburst.”
Conference League this season;
“The most complicated thing about the Conference League has been to convince the players that for us it is the best competition in the world. The reason why is because it’s the competition we are in. We need to respect every team in Europe and every team we face. I am not focused on winning this competition because my name [goes down in history] but I will be happy for the club and for the fans.”
Jackson is hungry to make amends?:
“I hope so. I think Nico is in debt with his teammates because in that moment Newcastle because he left his teammates with one less player.”
On Winning first piece of silverware:
“The Conference League is important and the reason why is it is the competition we are in. We are in the Conference, so for us it is the most important competition and we are going to try and win that. We are looking to build a winning mentality and the way to do that is to win games. We have won many games this season but it is not enough. Tomorrow we need to show the desire to win the game.”
Getting the team up for the final after achieving Premier League target:
“The message in the last 48 hours; we’ve done something important but if we want to confirm we are becoming an important club, we need to show desire to win the game and the title. Tomorrow is a different game, a final, and a game we want to win at any cost.”
Who are the Chelsea critics?:
“No, not for the fans. They have been on our side all season. It’s absolutely not the fans. It’s the moment where we drop points, people are talking about us in the wrong way, for me. It was a way to defend the players. It was just an outburst after the game.”
Impact on ownership if Chelsea win:
“It’s important for everyone. You can see the other day how happy they were. It’s normal. When you arrive, you are new and you invest money and when you can finally reach something important.”
