Club World Cup: Chelsea plans rotation as players battle heat, fatigue

Summer time heat and the toll of a long season own compelled Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca to adjust his group as they prepare for Friday’s high-of-the-desk conflict towards Brazilian giants Flamengo at the Club World Cup.

With the game anticipated to steal who will form high of Neighborhood D earlier than the knockout rounds, Maresca mentioned that he has diminished the depth and duration of coaching classes to originate definite his players remain competitive.

“It’s no longer easy thanks to the temperature,” Maresca instructed a press conference on Thursday.

“We’re going to strive to rotate players.
“Sadly for us, the Brazilian group are extra regular to playing in this form of temperature. However it undoubtedly doesn’t subject.

“We’re going to strive to produce our simplest and own the game. We own got to rotate three, four, or five players every game. It’s very unlikely for players to be at 100% for 11 months straight.

“So we are attempting to coach much less and prioritise tactical substances barely than bodily depth in our day-to-day classes.”

Chelsea resumed coaching for the match rapidly after winning the Europa Conference League title on May additionally fair 28 following the conclusion of their Premier League campaign and Maresca is inquisitive about winning extra silverware.

“This feels deal with pre-season because we had some days off after the Premier League and then started but as soon as more,” he explained.

“However it undoubtedly’s no longer pre-season; it’s a huge competitors. We’re right here to own games and streak to this point as ability.”

The Italian manager expressed his enhance for ahead Mykhailo Mudryk, who modified into charged with an anti-doping rule violation by England’s FA on Wednesday.

“Misha is a Chelsea participant and I trust all Chelsea players,” he mentioned. “I haven’t spoken to him fair no longer too long previously but the closing time I did, he gave the impact ravishing. Till I if truth be told own extra data, there’s no longer principal I can add,” he added.

Chelsea and Flamengo are tied on three substances at the head of Neighborhood D following 2-0 wins towards LAFC and Esperance de Tunis respectively.