Enzo Maresca don hail Chelsea midfield say dem fit make big difference for Sunday match wey go shele against Newcastle, wey be one important clash as both teams dey fight for top five.
Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-1 last weekend with the same starting XI wey dem use for back-to-back Premier League matches — the first time in six months. Romeo Lavia wey don recover from injury come start two matches straight since November, don help stabilize the midfield.
Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo dey play their best ball since dem join Chelsea, and Caicedo even win Chelsea Player of the Season. With better midfield support, Cole Palmer finally break him goal drought as e shine against Liverpool.
Maresca talk say the battle for midfield go key for St James’ Park, especially as Newcastle get players like Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali wey dey carry dem go front.
Him talk:
“Na true. Against Liverpool we use the same players back-to-back after six months. E good when you fit maintain the same team. Romeo don dey fit, Moises dey ball, Enzo and Cole dey do well too. Newcastle get Guimaraes, Tonali, Murphy, Willock – na different kind players. I dey expect one big game.”
Chelsea dey fifth with the same points as Newcastle but behind on goals scored. Win go boost any of dem Champions League qualification hopes. Chelsea don win six of their last nine league games and still get two crucial matches left — one against Manchester United and one away to Nottingham Forest.
When dem ask Maresca whether Newcastle’s attacking style fit favour Chelsea, him say:
“I hope so. We don play teams wey sit back and teams wey press high, and we still perform well for both.”
