ENZO MARESCA DESCRIBES THE CHALLENGES FACING ARSENAL AND THE CRUCIAL MIDFIELD CONFLICT.
Arsenal has shown itself to be a formidable opponent this season, but Enzo Maresca thinks his Chelsea team is up to the task. Arsenal is leading the Champions League, first in the Premier League, and at least three points ahead in both. This season, the Gunners have been living up to their preseason reputation as serious contenders for trophies, leading the Premier League in goals from dead-ball situations and being especially deadly from set-pieces. Our head coach is fully aware of their strengths and the threat they pose ahead of our meeting at the Bridge, having already defeated teams like Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in Europe. Maresca believes that Sunday's opponents should also be given credit for their defensive efforts, citing their consistently strong back line as a factor in their success as teams from all over the continent find it difficult to defeat them. But the head coach of the Blues is aware of his team's strengths, and after Chelsea defeated Barcelo...