Maresca: I want to make the fans happy, I know that if I win the championship, I can do it

June 15th As the first game of the Club World Cup with Los Angeles FC, Chelsea coach Maresca accepted an exclusive interview with the club's official website. He talked about his progress and experience in his first season, and emphasized that he has benefited greatly from various new experiences.

Although Maresca has no intention of looking back at past achievements too much, he knows how these experiences affect future ambitions and new challenges. For him and his Chelsea, the current challenge is the Club World Cup. After Chelsea arrived in the United States, they immediately went to the training base outside Philadelphia to start preparations, preparing to face the game against Los Angeles FC in Atlanta.

Maresca said: "We took a few days off after the Europa League final and then we started preparing for the game. Time is very tight and we have to be prepared."

"The good news is that we ended the Premier League and Europa League in the ideal way, so we are here now with a good mood and are fully focused on the game."

Maresca quickly left the success at the end of May behind, however, he emphasized that these experiences are very important, and the ups and downs the team experienced in the Premier League and Europa League will make them better.

"I have said many times that only improving players can improve the team. Since we started, I have seen players keep improving, and that's the most important thing. Colville, Enzo, Kesedo, Cucurella, Maduaike, so many players are getting better and better."

"There is no doubt that different experiences have helped all of us. When we were going through the trough in February, I said that it will make us better. You have to show hard work, solidarity and resilience, and you can't change everything just because you don't win."

"If you feel the team is working well and working hard, you have to keep going. That's what we did, winning eight of the last nine games, achieving two important goals. So while it was easy to break down psychologically at that moment, the players performed very well. They never gave up and eventually we proved that we could finish perfectly."

It's not just the players who learned important lessons from this season, but Maresca also emphasized that he has benefited a lot from the various challenges he faced in his first season at Stamford Bridge.

"I feel like I've grown a lot, it's a wonderful season, I'm learning every game every day. It's not surprising because I've been working in England for many years, first at West Ham and then Manchester City. But undoubtedly, through the many games we've played, each game is an opportunity to understand myself and the team."

"The best feeling for me is that when we're having trouble in the season, I see players still working the same way, they continue to work the way we started. When you don't get results, it's easy to change or give up. But players can feel the right thing, they can see the direction is right."

Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League final and became the first team to win all major European trophys. This victory is also the first time that Chelsea has won the trophy since 2022, and Maresca is grateful to have brought such a moment to Chelsea fans.

"We want to make the fans happy, we know we can do it if we win the game. Of course, if we don't win, we know they won't be happy because we won't be happy either! But at the end of the season, we gave them a moment to make them happy. That's our goal, and we have to continue working like this."