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Chelsea fans have waited a long time to see this cole palmer Is back in action after more than two months out due to injury, but according to Enzo Maresca, the wait could be over by Wednesday.
England The international was initially sidelined with a recurring groin problem, then broke his toe in a freak accident, hitting his toe on a home door, prolonging his absence.
He remained on the bench upon returning to action. Blues score 1-1 draw with armory At the weekend, Maresca avoided bringing him on because Chelsea were left with 10 players.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Leeds, Maresca said: “He is available. In the last game he was definitely on the bench.” [it] It was more complicated for Cole as he now needed to get back in terms of fitness.
“He’s available, he can start games. The idea of the game is to start giving minutes until he can play 90 minutes.”
Chelsea struggle despite draw with league leaders Arsenal Moises Caicedo Sent off, and now unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions, they have a chance to move within three points if the Gunners beat Daniel Farke’s side tomorrow.
Maresca admitted it would be difficult without Caicedo, who received a yellow card for a dangerous tackle early on mikel merino before it was Upgraded to straight red Shortly before half-time on Sunday.
“Absolutely yes,” Maresca said. “Definitely, again, we’re a better team with Cole, we’re a better team with Moei, we’re a better team with Levi [Colwill],
“But when these players are not available, we try to find solutions. We did the same with Levi, we did the same when Cole was out. And now because of Moi we have to do something different.”
Maresca made just one change for Sunday’s game after beating Barcelona in the Champions League last week, and admitted that injured players such as reece james Rest will be required to avoid further problems.
On starting James, he said, “It’s complicated. I would like to start him, but we need to do the right thing.”
The versatile James has been one of the best players in Chelsea’s recent run of form and the manager praised him, saying: “He’s been a full-back all his life. He’s also played as a midfielder. But I think he can be good in both positions.
“When we make decisions for him as a midfielder, most of the time it’s when we want physicality in terms of a midfielder, when we face some teams that are strong in the middle. So it depends a bit on the game plan. But he is doing very well in both positions.”