VIDEO SHOWS: PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENTS FROM CHELSEA HEAD COACH, ENZO MARESCA, AHEAD OF EFL CUP QUARTER-FINAL WITH CARDIFF CITY COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (AGENCY POOL – Access all) 1. CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA WALKING INTO PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM AND SITTING DOWN 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA, SAYING: (Q: "Obviously, when you make those comments, you have to accept the fact that people are going to talk about them?") "I respect your opinion and I respect people's opinion, but again, I don't have anything to add and my focus is just on tomorrow's game, that we can achieve the third semi-final in 18 months since I joined the club." STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 4. JOAO PEDRO, PEDRO NETO AND MARC CUCURELLA WALKING OUT TO TRAINING SESSION 5. MOISES CAICEDO, BENOIT BADIASHILE, LIAM DELAP AND TYRIQUE GEORGE WALKING OUT STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (AGENCY POOL – Access all) 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA, SAYING: (Q: "People are going to be very interested in what you say. And everybody in the world of football is now saying the Chelsea head coach has a bad relationship with the Chelsea sporting directors, he has a bad relationship with the Chelsea owners.") "We are in an era where everyone can say what they think. I respect people's opinion, I respect your opinion, but again, I don't have nothing to add. My focus is just on tomorrow's game." STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. CHELSEA TEAM ON TRAINING PITCH STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (AGENCY POOL – Access all) 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA, SAYING: "I said after the game that I love Chelsea supporters, they deserve the best. And again, I don't have nothing to add." (Q: "Are you happy being the Chelsea head coach? Are you committed to Chelsea 100%?") "Absolutely, yes." STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 9. VARIOUS OF COLE PALMER IN TRAINING STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (AGENCY POOL – Access all) 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA, ON WHETHER PALMER PLAYS AGAINST CARDIFF, SAYING: "I already said it many times in almost all the press conferences that the target for the ones that they need to be protected is the target. Cole in this moment is one of the players that he deserves to be protected and he's not in this moment available to play two games in three days." STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 11. VARIOUS OF CHELSEA PLAYERS TRAINING STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (AGENCY POOL – Access all) 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER ENZO MARESCA, SAYING: "And these are the worst games for this reason, and football is full of these kind of games where the favourite one, they can lose and they can draw. That's why we need to pay attention, that's why the focus has to be on Cardiff. And again, it can be the third semi-final in 18 months, and it's something important." STOKE D'ABERNON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 13. TRAINING IN PROGRESS
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