1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 15th As the first game against the Los Angeles FC, Chelsea coach Maresca accepted an exclusive interview with the club’s official website. He talked about his progress and experience in his first season, and emphasized that he has benefited greatly from various new experiences.
While Maresca has no intention of looking back at past achievements too much, he knows how these experiences affect future ambitions and new challenges. For him and his Chelsea, the current challenge is the Club World Cup. After Chelsea arrived in the United States, they immediately went to the training base outside Philadelphia to start preparations, preparing to face the game against Los Angeles FC in Atlanta.
Maresca said: “We took a few days off after the Europa League final and then we started preparing for the game. Time is very tight and we have to be prepared.”
“The good news is that we ended the Premier League and Europa League in the ideal way, so we are here now with a good mood and are fully focused on the game.”
Maresca quickly left the success at the end of May behind, however, he emphasized that these experiences are very important and the ups and downs the team experienced in the Premier League and Europa League will make them better.
“I have said many times that only improving players can improve the team. Since we started, I have seen players keep improving, and that’s the most important thing. Colville, Enzo, Kesedo, Cucurella, Maduaike, so many players are getting better and better.”
“No doubt different experiences have helped all of us. When we were going through the lows in February, I said that it will make us better. You have to show hard work, solidarity and resilience, you can’t change everything just because you don’t win.”
“If you feel the team is working well and working hard, you have to keep going. That’s what we did, winning eight of the last nine games, achieving two important goals. So while it was easy to break down psychologically at that moment, the players performed very well. They never gave up and we finally proved that we could finish perfectly.”
It’s not just the players who learned important lessons from this season, but Maresca also emphasized that he has benefited a lot from the various challenges he faced in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
“I feel like I’ve grown a lot, it’s a wonderful season, I’m learning every game every day. It’s not surprising, because I’ve been working in England for many years, first at West Ham and then Manchester City. But undoubtedly, through the many games we’ve played, everyThe court is an opportunity to understand yourself and the team. ”
”The best feeling for me is that when we had a hard time during the season, I saw the players still working the same way and they continued to work the way we started. It is easy to change or give up when you don’t achieve results. But players can feel the right thing, they can see the right direction. ”
Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League final and became the first team to win all major European trophys. This victory is also the first time Chelsea has won the trophy since 2022, and Maresca is grateful to have brought such a moment to Chelsea fans.
“We want to make fans happy and we know we can do it if we win the game. Of course, if we don’t win, we know they won’t be happy, because we won’t be happy either! But at the end of the season, we gave them a moment to make them happy. That’s our goal, and we have to continue working like this. ”