JAKARTA - The city of London heated up this weekend when Chelsea and Arsenal clashed in the 13th Premier League week at Stamford Bridge, Sunday 30 November at 23.30 WIB. This match is not only full of prestige for the two capital teams, but also determines the position in the Premier League standings.
Chelsea are currently in third place with 23 points, six points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the table. Victory in the match will cut Chelsea's distance from Arsenal.
However, Maresca considered it too early to name his team a competitor in the race for the title this season.
"It's too early to decide whether we win or not (against Arsenal in the race for the title). It's still November, there are still five or six months left," Maresca said in a press conference session before the match.
According to him, the most important thing is the position of the team in the standings in February or March next year. From that month it will determine whether Chelsea still has the opportunity to win the title.
"It's another big game. We finished the game against Barcelona with a good feeling. I don't know if it's bigger than the previous one, I don't know. For me, everything is important," he added.
As for Arsenal, this match is crucial to distance yourself from competitors at the top. Chelsea's chances of winning are open if you look at the stable improvement graph under coach Enzo Maresca. The Blues confidence, Chelsea's nickname is high. After a 2-0 win over Burnley in the Premier League, they won big over Barcelona in the Champions League.
This is a valuable asset to face Arsenal who are currently also tough after beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Coach Mikel Arteta admits Chelsea is currently in good form and deserves to be at the top of the standings.
"I think the squad they formed, the number of players they had, the quality they had, the number of coaches they had, made sense that what was going on there was very, very positive and they deserved to be there (second place in the standings)," said Arteta.
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Estimated line-up
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Adarbioyo, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevoo, Pedro, Neto; Delap.
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Merino, Martinelli.
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