London, England – Na who go understand say Chelsea get big task ahead as dem prepare to face Barcelona this week for Stamford Bridge. Coach Enzo Maresca no dey lie about the wahala wey dey come, but e get confidence say di Blues don improve well dis season.
Barcelona wey come as di current champions of Spain and semi-finalists for last season Champions League go face Chelsea wey dey find any chance to show dem say we fit run dat level. Maresca sabi say di Catalans dey like to attack and dem usually flood di match with goals. As e talk am, “Dem be unbelievable team, but we go try our best to win di game.” (No be small talk o!)
But he know wetin dey ground, as he go need to balance how dem attack and defend. Di high line from Barcelona dey one serious matter wey fit expose Chelsea if we no careful. Maresca talk, “We go defend like team and be aggressive. Dem get plenty quality players like Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong, but we get our own strong players too.” (No forget, na football, we fit catch dem off-guard!)
Dis one na di fifth phase of di league for Chelsea as dem dey return to di elite level of European football, and so far, dem don gather seven points from di first four matches. Even though dem lose to Bayern Munich (big names no be small), Maresca still dey find positives from dat match. “We don better pass how we be when we face Bayern, but each game na different story,” he yarn. (True talk, we need to maintain good form!)
Dis match dey come just as Chelsea dey ready to put pressure on di top teams like Arsenal and Manchester City. Fall back no dey! Coach Maresca wan make sure say dem no look ordinary against Burnley for Saturday before Barcelona come call am. Burnley boss Scott Parker don even talk say dem respect Chelsea and di quality of players wey dey side. “Top team,” as e put am, fit make every coach sweat. (E no easy to meet teams wey get quality o!)
And as Chelsea dey focus on Barcelona, dem still need to strategically balance dem players for di two big matches coming. Maresca go need to decide who fit play against Burnley and who fit rest for di upcoming battles. Dis week go serious, talk say Chelsea dey gats win to continue di momentum. (Pressure don dey, but no wahala, we go manage am!)
As di fans dey anticipate di clash against Barcelona, dem dey hope say dis season go bring dem sweet victory as dem dey believe say dis na di opportunity to show say dem fit compete with di best. Na just to keep our eyes on di ball and dey jolly, make we see wetin go happen! C’mon Chelsea!
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