Maresca: Pedro is different from Haaland Mbappe. He is not the No. 9 who scored 20 goals in a single season.

At 3:45 in the morning on October 30, in the fourth round of the League Cup, Chelsea will face Wolves. Before the game, Blues coach Maresca attended the press conference. He talked about some of the team's current situation.

About Delap's return

- Yes, he participated in a full training yesterday and he can play in tomorrow's game. However, he cannot play 90 minutes yet because he has been absent for two months and needs to gradually return to 100% condition.

Regarding adjustments

- the reason is that we need to rotate and we need to protect the players. If we use the same starting lineup, it's going to be tough throughout the season. We may make some adjustments, I don't know how many, but we will make adjustments. I don’t know if it will be nine or 10 changes like we did against Nottingham Forest and Ajax, but we will definitely have some changes.

Regarding the situation with Joao Pedro, Enzo and Caicedo

- they may be players that need protection, maybe tomorrow. We will look at Enzo, Caicedo and Joao Pedro, they are different players and we need to protect them for different reasons.

About the League Cup

- There are three games left before the final, and we need to have the desire to fight for it. We need to take it one game at a time, tomorrow is against Wolves and hopefully we can win this game and advance to the next round.

About power throws

- I've said it many times, as one person, what you say can be interpreted differently by a million people. I'm just saying that at this moment, we're not looking for a big hand throw. I'm still improving as a coach and maybe one day we'll use this tactic.

About set-piece goals

- We concede goals from set-pieces too, and so does Arsenal. You can score goals from set pieces, and you can also concede goals as a result. The good news is that after Arsenal we are the team that scores the most goals. We currently have the most goals in the Premier League, which means we do score goals.

About Chelsea's cup performance

- I don't know. I try to focus on every game, no matter what it is, and try my best to go as far as possible. I think for Chelsea all games are important. Chelsea must try to win every game and win every competition. For me personally, all games are important.

About Joao Pedro's goal drought

- Of course, physical condition is very important. It's hard to compete in this league when you're not at your best. Joao Pedro has no problem at all, he will score goals and assists for us. Joao Pedro is not the type of No. 9 player who scores 20 goals a season. He's a very good player, but he's not the same type as Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe and Haaland, who score 20 to 25 goals every year.

About spreading the pressure to score

- Absolutely. We have said many times that each of the front five players needs to contribute 6 to 9 goals.

About Neto against his old club

- He is very good, very humble and very hard-working. He is a very important member of our team and we are very happy with Neto. He needs to be 100% all the time, because if you drop a little bit physically or mentally, it becomes complicated in this league.

About the first choice centre-back pairing

- The reason why we try to allocate playing time is because we need to manage players like Fofana, Badyasiele, Adarabioyu has encountered some problems this season, and we are trying to make some rotations.