At 3:00 am on June 17, in the first round of Group D of the Club World Cup group stage, Chelsea will face Los Angeles FC. Before the game, Blues coach Maresca attended the press conference and talked about some of the current situation of the team.

Will the Club World Cup make the team's next season even more difficult?

—We don’t know, we can only look at the situation. Of course, some teams are on holiday now and we are here. It's a new event for us, for the clubs that compete and for everyone here. When the players came, the first thing I said was that this was not a preseason, it was an important event.

Regarding goalkeeper position

- The goalkeeper's situation is simple, Robert Sanchez is one goal and Jorgensen is two goal, we will analyze and evaluate the situation of Penders. As for Menion and the players at other clubs, I don't think I should talk about them.

Why are other loan players not here except Andre Santos?

- This is not complicated, it is a simple decision.

About the transfer window

- Sancho is leaving, so we definitely need to do something in this position. We only have Maduaike, Neto and Tyrik George who are the right wingers, so there will definitely be action. When the transfer window opens, we will definitely have actions.

Regarding lineup selection

- we will definitely rotate, and as of now, it is impossible to use the same player all the time.

About Drapp

- Drapp knows how important the 9 is to the club, I see him relaxed and has been doing well since he came here. We have known each other for many years, and I know what he can bring to us, and he knows what he needs to be a better player. As No. 9, I hope he can bring us a goal. I didn't promise him that he would start, he needed to work hard and show good performance.

Mentality about the team

-In Europa League, for every team, facing us may be an important game of their season. The same may be true here, if we are not prepared enough, we will have trouble playing against Los Angeles FC.