Enzo Maresca drops new Chelsea selection hint amid Carabao Cup concern | OneFootball

Blues boss reveals why games like third-round tie against Lincoln “worry him” the most

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“These are the games that worry me most, because you can slip very easily,” Maresca said at his pre-match press conference on Monday.

“Football is full of these kind of games and I am very worried about that.”

Chelsea have five certain injury absentees, while Cole Palmer is a doubt after being substituted early on at Old Trafford due to his lingering groin issue. Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off against United and is suspended.

Maresca was asked whether any academy players will be named in the matchday squad at Lincoln, and whether they can expect to be handed game time.

“For sure, we [will] have probably a few players from the academy, like we always have done,” he said.

The likes of Genesis Antwi and Reggie Walsh could both be involved for Chelsea.