Maresca urges stuttering Chelsea to seize the moment
April 19, 2025
|Saturday Star
CHELSEA'S players must embrace the pressure they are under and make the most of the few matches they have left to turn around their season, manager Enzo Maresca said ahead of a Premier League meeting with rivals Fulham tomorrow.
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Maresca's side, seeking to return to the Champions League after two dismal seasons, have fallen to sixth place in the league standings after disappointing draws with Brentford and relegation-threatened Ipswich Town.
The London club also suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Polish side Legia Warsaw in the second leg of their Europa Conference League tie on Thursday, but advanced to the semi-finals of the competition with a 4-2 aggregate win.
Asked if it was a bad time for Chelsea to be playing Fulham in a derby, Maresca told reporters: "No, in this moment, there is no bad time. In this moment, there is only a right time to play any game.
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