Hupu announced on May 18 that Chelsea's interim coach McFarlane attended the relevant press conference before the game against Tottenham.
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MacFarlane: I shouldn’t say right or wrong, but a lot of things happening at Chelsea will affect the team
I would like to ask, in the past few weeks, how many players in your team lineup have been absent, such as Buddy, Mamadou Sarr, and Lavia. I want to find out, is there any latest news on the status of those three players?
There was a man named Romeo who suffered some minor injuries before the game. The injury was not particularly serious. However, we did not want to take such a risk. I personally did not want to take this risk, and we as a whole did not want to take this risk.
In the last game, I think his performance was excellent. Like Colville, he made many contributions to the team. We have to be careful about players with a history of injuries. They are not included in the squad.
They have trained very well and worked very hard. We may be able to use them in the next two games. However, we have many players in this position, so we have to ensure that the personnel on the bench are evenly arranged. But there is no news about those two players at the moment.
Regarding Pedro and James, will their time on the court be reduced? To be honest, we all witnessed Pedro's condition, and given that he looked a little tired towards the end of the game, it was just too much activity that this was the case, right?
Yes, for all the players, we have to see how they are when they come back today, and also what state they were in yesterday. I hope they feel good when they report and train today, and we will try to postpone the decision as late as possible.
Well, finally, here's the question. As a Londoner with a family who are Chelsea fans, you should know how crucial the match between Chelsea and Tottenham is, especially the one at Stamford Bridge, and Chelsea's brilliant results. Do you think the players understand this? What measures will you take to ensure that the players are fully engaged and stimulate their fighting spirit on the court?
I personally feel that they have proven their fighting spirit in the past two games, so the doubts about them are not a problem for me.
Everyone is aware of the competition between Chelsea and Tottenham, but at the end of the day, both teams have many goals to strive for, so I don't think we need to do anything extra to motivate the players.
We need to get six points in the next two games. I think they can basically ensure relegation with just one point. So although the two teams are competing for different positions in the standings, they are still fighting for points, so we don't need extra motivation. However, the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham will naturally motivate them.
Did Alonso send you a message?
He sent me a text message yesterday. I won’t disclose the specific content, but the main content was related to the finals, so I started a brief communication with him through text messages.
Will you be joining his coaching staff next season?
I'm not sure yet that we haven't actually discussed this issue. There was a cup final last week, and there are two crucial games right after that, so we have a lot of preparation work to do, and that's where all our energy is focused right now.
I know everyone's attention is focused on these two games, but are there any excitement among the players? Are they having a conversation about it? The addition of Alonso is definitely a very important signing move for the club.
Did you get the feeling they were discussing his arrival?
Yeah, I feel like everyone in the club is extremely excited. As I said, he is an extremely good coach. His coaching career has been extremely successful, he has won many important trophies, and his playing career has also been quite dazzling. We will command the respect of everyone and this is a hugely exciting appointment for the club.
I witnessed a Chelsea throw-in at Wembley that was so far out that you were so close to kicking the ball into the goal. So does this situation mean that we may notice or see more tactics like this in the subsequent games?
There was a possibility, but it was actually proposed by Cueva, the set-piece coach who did an excellent job. He noticed a weakness in Manchester City's defense and decided that we could exploit this weakness. Unfortunately, we did not achieve that. In order to win the game, he is willing to try anything.
This is the first in about four seasons.
Is this true or false? That's pretty good, after all, it seems that this is the main theme of the Premier League this season, haha.