Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca believes there is no reason to be concerned about the fitness of Levi Colwill and Noni Madueke after they were sent off in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
The England squad, due to join their country for games against Greece and Finland in the coming days, started this afternoon’s game at Stamford Bridge but failed to complete the 90 minutes.
Maduke limped off late in the game and was closely followed by Colwill, who played most of the second half in discomfort.
Maresca was asked about the health status of both players at the post-game press conference and answered, “I think both of them will be fine when they get into the (changing room).” I’ll keep an eye on it, but I don’t think there will be any problems. ”
Today’s lottery was a close one. Chris Wood put the visitors ahead just after half-time, but the Blues hit back just before the hour mark with Madueke scoring a fine shot into the far corner from 15 yards.
Our equaliser, combined with the red card given to James Ward-Prowse in the 78th minute, heightened the emotions inside Stamford Bridge.
Then, late in the game, referee Chris Kavanagh showed him several yellow cards after players from both groups fought on the touchline.
Notably, Wesley Fofana and Marc Cucurella were among the players booked and will miss the away game at Liverpool after the international break after picking up five yellow cards this season. .
However, as Maresca emphasized, the strength of the Blues team certainly has the quality to be ready to join the squad no matter the situation.
Chelsea’s head coach said: “Every club has around 25 players, so it’s not just us, but the way we’ve tried to do it is to share playing time with everyone. The reason is because they deserve it.”
“The players who played in the Conference League the other day (Thursday night) performed well and deserved to start again, but there were also some in the eleven who did a great job against Brighton.
“We’re trying to use all of them in the best possible way and of course when there’s an injury or a red card or when we don’t have Wes and Mark like we do now, we’re going to use some of the players we had today. “I’m not in the first 11.”
