Andrey Santos singles out Chelsea ‘famous person’ nonetheless adapting to life on the membership

[ad_1] Chelsea are gearing up for what could possibly be Liam Rosenior’s hardest take a look at but as supervisor, with a visit to Naples to face Antonio Conte’s facet in a pivotal Champions League match.

The Blues are one in every of eight groups presently sitting on 13 factors within the 36-team desk. However, solely three of the eight groups with 18 factors are inside the highest eight after seven video games, which is the place you need to be for computerized qualification.

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Groups positioned ninth by means of twenty fourth should undergo a play-off spherical to succeed in the knockout phases. That makes Wednesday night time’s match completely essential for Chelsea in the event that they need to safe a spot within the final 16 with none additional matches.

With fixtures piling up, Rosenior might be eager to keep away from including two extra video games from a play-off spherical. To try this, he might want to outmanoeuvre Antonio Conte this time round.

Crew choice will play a giant half, and the Englishman has some choices to make heading into Wednesday night time. He has made at the very least 5 adjustments in each sport to date, however don't be shocked if there are fewer this time round.

Andrey Santos admits Estevao continues to be attending to grips with life at Chelsea Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos

The win over Palace featured names like Reece James, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, and Marc Cucurella – gamers anticipated to begin in opposition to Napoli tomorrow.

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Andrey Santos and Estevao are extra on the fringes. Each performed in opposition to Palace, however whether or not they function once more in Italy is up within the air. Even so, each made robust instances for an additional look.

The No. 17 put in a standout shift along with his 91% passing price to associate with an actual presence in midfield. As for Estevao, he chipped in with a aim and an help simply when Pedro Neto’s type has dipped.

And Santos spoke effectively of his countryman earlier than Wednesday’s conflict.

“I instructed Estevao he's a famous person! It’s not straightforward while you come from one other nation, one other language, it’s arduous, however he's doing very effectively. I'm so pleased to play with him right here and within the nationwide crew,” he stated.

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What Andrey Santos stated about Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior Joe Cole has famous that whereas Rosenior’s and Maresca’s tactical approaches will not be vastly completely different, their types of administration and media presence definitely are.

The Italian supervisor typically let his feelings get the higher of him, and it finally price him his job.

In distinction, the Briton comes throughout as calm, considerate, and composed. Though Gary Lineker joked about his “man-age” remarks, Simon Jordan has known as him one of many smarter managers round.

Santos defined how Rosenior has made an affect at Chelsea, whereas additionally talking extremely of Maresca (by way of FootballLondon): “He’s given me plenty of confidence, nevertheless it’s not solely to me, it’s lots to the opposite gamers as effectively.

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“Nevertheless it’s simpler for me as a result of I do know him, I do know that he needs each participant to work arduous and struggle with an elite mentality to win video games and trophies,” Santos stated on Rosenior. Then, on Maresca: