Chelsea 2024-25 preview: Can Maresca get Chelsea Champions League football?

Can Enzo Maresca get Chelsea fighting for Champions League spots in his debut Premier League campaign?

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00:00When you join a club like Chelsea, one of the big, best clubs in the world,

00:05you have to try to win trophies or at least to compete.

00:30He plays like the same system I play in Brighton. He wants the same. He wants me to show my quality, have a good personality.

01:00I'm involved in decision-taking in terms of how can I set a player that doesn't fit the idea that I want to play,

01:13and how can I decide a player that the club cannot buy for a different reason.

01:20I think there is no manager in the world for that.

01:23I think that the right thing or the normal thing is that between the manager and the club there is an agreement for every player.

01:28This is, in this case, what's happening at Chelsea.

01:43It's always important to have a connection with the fans.

01:47The philosophy is quite clear. We try to dominate the game. We try to keep the ball as much as we can.

01:59Sometimes the opposite is also there. This difficulty is not easy.