“All good” – Enzo Maresca has perfect team news for Chelsea fans | OneFootball

It’s been a case of make do and mend for Enzo Maresca in the last few months at Chelsea.

At the back end of last year he lost Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile and Reece James, Romeo Lavia has barely been available all season, and both Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke went down in February.

The team has muddled on with some poor results, and at times it’s looked like it was going to really send them into a spiral.

But in his press conference just now after a crucial international break, the Chelsea boss confirmed that the last missing players are ready to play:

“Cole Palmer is back, he is okay. Noni Madueke is better. Nico Jackson is better. They are all good,” Maresca said.

No excuses for Maresca – it’s Champions League or bust

Nicolas Jackson has suffered a serious hamstring injury. (Photo by: Reuters/Andrew Couldrige)

Well there we have it. That’s pretty much back to a fully fit squad, and certainly the most complete group we’ve had since about October.

That is superb news for us, but does mean there are no excuses for this intense final run of 9 games, starting tomorrow night against Spurs. It’s do or die, with Manchester City and Newcastle breathing down our necks. We looked great earlier this season with a full group – let’s hope we find that form again quickly now they’re back.

Clearly having Cole Palmer back is huge – he’s our star player and creator in chief. But his form had really fallen off in recent weeks, and there’s a lot of hope in Jackson’s return as a key part of unlocking him.

The Senegal star is not perfect, but he’s a running machine and has a great understanding with Palmer which makes them both look better. Let’s hope they can come back with a bang tomorrow night.