{"id":2010,"date":"2025-12-08T21:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2025-12-08T21:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:06:48","slug":"chelseas-maresca-says-rotation-unavoidable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea\u2019s Maresca says rotation unavoidable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Enzo Maresca said he had no choice but to rotate his Chelsea squad when questioned Friday over his team\u2019s damaging 3-1 defeat at Leeds in midweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss at Elland Road on Wednesday left the Blues in fourth place, nine points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did many things bad,\u201d Chelsea boss Maresca said. \u201cProbably we also paid the bill for playing one hour with 10 players against Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian, who has previously been criticised over his rotation policy, made five changes for the game at Leeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wesley Fofana was not included in the squad and Moises Caicedo was suspended while Malo Gusto, captain Reece James and winger Pedro Neto were named as substitutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Maresca said his hand was forced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of the rotation we do is because the other one they cannot play,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we have players in this moment not able to play every three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd the reason why we have done most of the rotation in the past is for this reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always the same thing \u2014 when you pick 11 players and you win it\u2019s fine. When you pick 11 players and you don\u2019t win, it\u2019s always the reason why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor sure, playing with 10 players for one hour (in Sunday\u2019s 1-1 draw against Arsenal) then going to Leeds is not the best situation for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maresca was asked ahead of Chelsea\u2019s game at Bournemouth on Saturday whether his young side needed an injection of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe always talk about experience when we drop points but when we beat Barcelona and drew against Arsenal, no one was mentioning about experienced players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cI know that we are always looking for experience but it was a bad game (at Leeds) for all of us.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/sport\/football\/chelseas-maresca-says-rotation-unavoidable\/\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enzo Maresca said he had no choice but to rotate his Chelsea squad when questioned Friday over his team\u2019s damaging 3-1 defeat at Leeds in midweek. The loss at Elland Road on Wednesday left the Blues in fourth place, nine points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal. \u201cWe did many things bad,\u201d Chelsea boss Maresca said. 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