Every word Enzo Maresca said on PSG Club World Cup final, Madueke to Arsenal, Caicedo injury news

Enzo Maresca has just conducted his pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea's FIFA Club World Cup final showdown with Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

The Blues go head-to-head with PSG - the Champions League winners - for the opportunity to win the first-ever edition of the revamped Club World Cup. Maresca was a busy man on Friday as he fielded loads of questions from journalists from all around the world. Here is every word the Chelsea head coach had to say:

Noni Madueke to Arsenal. Have you got enough attacking options without him?

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Noni is in contact with a new club, and I guess that he's going to leave in the next hours.

Given how PSG have played in the last six months, and the performance that they put in against Real Madrid on Wednesday, how important is it that your players are willing to suffer on Sunday?

Who said that?

Presumably PSG will have plenty of the ball...

We'll see in two days. For sure they are a top team, the best team in the world. Every game is different. We are going to try our best for a good game.

How is Moises Caicedo?

Moises is such an important player for us. This morning he trained but he couldn’t take part in the session fully. We hope he can play on Sunday.

When you look at PSG and their style of play, how much of that would you like to see in your Chelsea side?

For sure, Paris Saint-Germain, their manager, Luis Enrique, is a reference not only for me but for all of the people who love football. At the same time, our style; I think we have shown this season how we want to do things on and off the ball. they are for sure a reference for most of the managers and most of the players in the world.

How difficult is it to play at 3pm with the heat?

We arrive here one month ago in the USA so we are used to playing in this condition. It's for both teams.

Why have you sold Madueke to a direct rival in Arsenal?

I said in one of the last press conference that at the end, if players want to leave, at the end, it's difficult for the club and for the manager. Noni decided to leave, nobody told Noni he had to leave. If he is happy, we are happy.

What do you think when people say that PSG are unplayable, and do you think you are doing something to isolate your players from this noise?

No, I just said, I agree with most of the people that they said, that they are the best in Europe, the best in the world. And the reason why is because they are showing this, they showed France, they showed the Champions League, they are showing this competition, we have maximum respect for them. I said in my last press conference that I really like, I really enjoy watching them, but at the same time, we are here to try to do our best, and to be there, to be different.

How difficult to prepare for a team like PSG?

Fluminense beat Inter Milan, but they lost the final, Champions League final. They beat Al-Hilal, but Al-Hilal beat City. All the games they are difficult, all the games they are complicated, you have to be ready, you have to prepare all the details in the best way, and as I said, we're going to try to prepare this game in our best way.

What worries you most about PSG?

Well, first of all, we are delighted to be here. We feel privileged because we arrived here a month ago, there were 32 teams, we were 16, and from 16 we were eight, from eight, four, and from four, two. So we are very happy and delighted to be here. What worries me about Paris Saint-Germain is what worries me about any team. I try to help the team prepare for the game in the best way possible, to give the players all the information possible, so that they can perform on the pitch, and this is my biggest concern. I try to prepare the game, I try to respect any team.

The way I prepare the game on Sunday is the same way I have prepared the game against the Brazilian team. It doesn't change much for me, I try to see where we can hurt them, I try to see where I can prevent them from hurting us, and from there I prepare the game.

What will be your message to Chelsea supporters across all over the world?

The message is that we need their support, I think the team deserves all the trust from them, because during this season, we finished top four in the Premier League, won the conference, and played the Club World Cup. I think it has been a great season. For me, the biggest achievement of this season is that exactly one year ago, no one was talking about Chelsea, about football, everyone was talking about Chelsea, about big squad, big money, these kinds of things. Now, no one is talking about this. Now everyone is talking about Chelsea, the way we play, the way we win games, and this is personally the biggest achievement of this season.

What are your players like, what is the camaraderie like, in your dressing room, in your locker room, speak to us about your players, tell us about your players, and what or who are you most proud of, a little bit of character...

At this moment, the most important thing is the changing room, it's fantastic, it's tough, the reason why, is because they value what they have done, during this competition, during the season, but especially now that we are here, during this competition, as I said before, when you start with 32 teams, and then you are lucky to be at the end, just two teams, they feel proud, they are happy, and I have the feeling that we are also ready, to play this final, then we have different players, that they have good character, so many of them.

How impressed are you with Joao Pedro? Will he start vs PSG?

Joao is a very good player, the reason why we bought him, is because we think that he is going to help us, especially against Inter, they defend it, we love love, it's very good in small space, he has great quality, now we are 48 hours before the final, we are lucky that we can choose from [lots of] attacking options, and we will see for the final.