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Enzo Maresca defends his team selection after Chelsea's Champions League defeat against Atalanta.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:01 After the goal we conceded, we lost control. Second-half, we had two good chances to score the second one. When we conceded the 1-1, we lost some concentration. We can avoid both of the goals we conceded. They're easy goals.
0:45 Both changes were because Trev and Enzo, they are playing every minute of every game. They are both not 100%. Trev was on a yellow card. This is the reason why we changed them.
1:22 Yes, we are aware [of how tough the fixture schedule will get if they are in play-offs], absolutely. Now, the game is finished. The focus is on Saturday's game. We need to win games.
1:52 Probably we need two wins. Sixteen points might get you top eight, I'm not sure. The next one, for sure, if we want to finish top eight, we need to win both. Fofana? He had a problem with his eye. It's quite bad. He struggled to see a little bit but hopefully he can be available for Saturday.
2:48 I think tonight's first XI, we had eight or nine players that played against Tottenham, Barcelona, Wolves, Arsenal. If you see the five changes we did compared to Bournemouth, it's different.
4:43 For sure, we conceded two goals that for me we can avoid. When you concede, the first one is the moment when you can't lose the control of the game but I have a feeling that we lost the control of the game after the goal we conceded.
6:19 The change of Tosin was because we needed to change Wes. For sure, with one more change there would have been a chance for Estevao or Andrey to come on and potentially change the game.
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By HaytersTV
December 9, 2025