In the final of the Club World Cup, Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 and brought the trophy back to London. At the post-match press conference, Chelsea coach Maresca said that it was a great achievement to win the championship against Paris....
About winning the Club World Cup
- Very good. As you said, we are the Club World Cup champions and we have to be proud of it. We are very happy, especially in the victory over Paris Saint-Germain. I think they are one of the best teams in the world, with great players and world-class coaches. This is a very amazing achievement.
About tactical arrangements
- They have three midfielders, two of whom are responsible for marking Rees James and Kessedo. Vitinia is in charge of Enzo. We think this is a good opportunity to use Palmer and Gusto to break through the opponent's defense. This is our game plan. We strive to keep the players in a position where they can go all out. This is the effort of the entire team, and all the players have put in a lot. I'm so happy for them, they deserve this moment.
About the whole season
- I'm trying to prove myself every day, I try to learn from every training and every game, it's a very wonderful season and I'm especially happy for the players. When I joined the club a year ago, I said at my first press conference that I fell in love with this team at first sight, but my talent is not enough. You need more stuff, and that's what they do.
What did you say to the players before the game?
—The information is very clear, we won the game in the first 10 minutes, and the pre-match message is "let them understand that we are here to win". This sets the tone of the game, the quality of the players, the game plan - everything is good.
Regarding the difficulties encountered during the Club World Cup
- We are very happy. We have been having fun since we came here, but at the same time something (like weather, other conditions, etc.) has happened abnormally at some point, as we said, but we have always been proud of ourselves being able to play this competition here. We arrived here on June 14th and now it's July 14th and we stayed for a month, but in the end I thought it was worth it.
About Palmer's performances
—these are the important games, critical moments, he once again showed how great he was.
About making fans around the world happy
-We are very happy to make people all over the world happy, and we work hard every day for such moments, not only for ourselves, but also for the fans.
Regarding Robert Sanchez's long pass
-In the case of Robert Sanchez, I usually say that the opponent gave us the solution. If the opponent does it like Paris Saint-Germain, we have to use long passes and goalkeeper's big feet to clear, depending on how the opponent plays.
About cracking the oppression of Paris Saint-Germain
- Our idea is to do a man-to-man defense, Paris Saint-Germain is very powerful, and if you give them time, you will be in trouble. In my opinion, you have to press them at a high intensity. We did this in the first 10 minutes. Ideally, we would last longer, but this is very difficult due to weather.
