Maresca: Esteban and Neto are two types of wingers and cannot have the same requirements

Hupu reported on November 8 that Chelsea head coach Maresca attended the pre-match press conference against Wolves. The following is a non-public part.

Esteban is one of the three wingers who joined Chelsea this summer, and the competition within the team is extremely fierce.

Maresca is well aware that Esteban is ready to start regularly at Chelsea, but to start him would mean sacrificing one of Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho, both of whom have been impressive this season.

This is a sweet trouble for Maresca, and it is understandable that he seems very relaxed about it.

"Of course, he is ready to start. But if Esteban starts, then he will have to sit on the bench. Maybe another person also wants to start."

Speaking of Neto (who is doubtful for tomorrow's game against Wolves) and Ganancho, Maresca was full of praise for their defensive performance, adding that Esteban is not as good as them in this aspect.

"We know that we cannot make the same demands on Neto as Esteban. We cannot ask Esteban to drop back to the full-back position like Pedro, because he is a different type of player with different abilities, but they both need to make sacrifices.

With the ball and without the ball, Neto has done an excellent job in both aspects."

As for Ganaccio?

"Another aspect of his performance that I think is also good, he is improving and he doesn't stop because I don't allow him to stop and retreat, and that's Ganaccio.

He's very good with and without the ball, but for me, this is modern football. If you only attack and don't defend, you won't play many games."