Enzo Maresca says that the Chelsea players received his message loudly and clearly after the Italian was so alerted by the bad standard in the training last week that he canceled their day off.
In anticipation of Thursday's confrontation at Tottenham, an internal friendly friendship was organized between the stars of the first team that had not left for international service and a side that consisted of the academy of the academy.
The young people won 3-0 with the 19-year-old striker Donnell McNeilly who scored twice and Maresca reacted by withdrawing the first team the next morning to Cobham.
Jadon Sancho was one of those who were not called for England, and he has not scored since December 8 for Chelsea-De Last time they were facing Tottenham, a 4-3 road victory. Sancho was one of the new signing sessions that were warned by Maresca by telephone in the summer that if he didn't work well during the week, he would not play.
Yesterday asked if the senior players of Chelsea now understood his standards, Maresca said: 'Absolutely, yes. The next day they were fully aware of the standards the day before. It was a normal session (the next day). It was not about punishment or let them run. Just a normal session. '
Maresca admitted that the friendly game was not an official game, that he missed big names and that they had to borrow a few young people to complete their 'senior' team.
But the Chelsea manager continued: “The day after was eliminated, so you think:” it's already out “. But it's not over. Tomorrow is switched off. Not today.
“Today you have to do the right job and if you don't do the right job … If we are here, we need high standards.”
Sancho has only managed four shots on target this season in 1,433 Premier League minutes, since his arrival on loan from Manchester United. That is less than Joao Felix, who is no longer at the club, but managed six in 363 before he came to AC Milan in February.
Maresca said about Sancho: 'It's up to (the wing players) if they want to cross, then go one-V-one, if they want to shoot. Jadon could shoot much more. That is something that we have invited many times.
Hopefully he will shoot more from now on. For us it is important to get there, with Jadon, with Noni (Madueke), with Pedro (Neto), with Tyrique (George). '
Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Madueke are made suitable for starting Spurs, but only Palmer is ready to play the full 90 minutes.
Romeo Lavia has had a setback in training. It is further frustration for the midfielder whose blues career has been limited by injuries since he arrived from Southampton for £ 58 million in the summer of 2023.
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