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Enzo Maresca is outta here. Mercifully, we have a bit of a break before the next barrage of manager news conferences.

Good job there is plenty to talk about in the meantime...

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on countering long throws: "We are looking for solutions. When we were conceding goals, with Tottenham Hotspur, it worked quite well, and it could work tomorrow as well.

"But when you find a solution of putting three players up the pitch, then they are adapting and doing something different. It's like a chess game, you do something, the other does something different. We always try to be ready.

"I like to evolve as a coach, and when I can use long throw as a solution, then, yes. At the moment, no. But we never know."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on being nominated for the Best FIFA Men's Coach: "Very happy, it is a nice moment, but it's because of the players and at the end, they play the game.

"It's good, it's nice to be there, but at the end of the day, it's about the players; they play the game."

If you're scrambling, Reverend, then the rest of us are in real trouble...

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on Estevao: "He is ready to start. But when Estevao starts, the other one is on the bench, and the other one also probably wants to start. We are trying to do the best for Estevao, helping him adapt to England.

"Last week he was complaining about it being too cold; last week was still October, so imagine December and January. He has to adapt, he is happy, doing fantastic and for sure he's a talented player for this club."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on preparing to face a manager-less team in Wolves: "It's difficult for this reason, it is also difficult because we play Wednesday night - the players were off yesterday, we have a small session today and a game tomorrow.

"So the game plan is also different, but we need to adapt."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on Romeo Lavia's inability to string together a run of games: "A shame because we are trying to minimise minutes for him, but even with that, it is an injury again. We need to insist until we find another solution."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on competing for the Premier League title: "I have said many times, I don't like to think where we are in April, May. I only try to think about how we can win tomorrow; this is the only target I have in my mind at the moment.

"If you want to try to compete, we have to think about the next one."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca further elaborated on his need to rotate: "I think football at this moment is a bit different than previous years in terms of physicality and intensity. For me personally, it is impossible to play with the same players 65 games in the same season.

"Years before, it wasn't this physical; I played, and now it has changed. So you need to rotate.

"This is my personal view, and you need to do that if you see a season like a marathon. And then when you are in February or March, then probably we have to think in a different way.

"But at the moment, I think you have to think like a long race."

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For those of you who missed what Wayne Rooney had to say, look no further...

The former Manchester United captain said Chelsea's senior players should "question" Enzo Maresca's team selections.

The Italian made seven changes to his starting XI for the 2-2 draw against Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday.

It was the fifth consecutive match across all competitions that Maresca has made at least seven changes to his starting XI.

"The players want to play, they want to build relationships," the former England captain said on the Wayne Rooney Show.

"When you keep chopping and changing then the players won't be happy. I think that will come back to bite them.

"If they are getting results all the time then you can't question it but if they're not, there has to be questions asked."

Rooney believes it is up to captain Reece James and other experienced players in the Chelsea squad to address the issue with Maresca.

"I think most clubs now have a leadership group and as a group you have to go and question the manager," he added.

"You hear people talk about 'player power' but this isn't player power.

"I'd be concerned if the team kept changing. If i was in that [leadership] group I'd be speaking to my team-mates saying 'Look, i'm not happy with this'."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on Wayne Rooney's comments about rotation: "We are in a moment, in an era, where anyone can say what they want. I completely respect.

"I also said after the Qarabag game that, since I joined the club, it's also my view to rotate players, and no one complained. And the moment that you don't win games, I can understand no one is agreeing.

"I think that when the rotation is Andrey Santo - Brazil international player, Jorrel Hato - Holland international player, Estevao - Brazil international player, it's not about rotation.

"They are good, talented, young, and for sure, when they are young, you have to give them the chance to make some mistakes to be better.

"The same thing I think happened in the past with Josh Acheampong, but I understand that when you don't win games, the problem is rotation and all different things."

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on team news ahead of their fixture against Wolves: "We don't have an update at the moment [on Romeo Lavia's injury]. We have to wait a couple of hours to do the checks, but for sure, he is injured. It's painful.

"Pedro [Neto] had a session yesterday with the physio outside on the pitch; it was good. And today he will try with us, and then we will take the final decision."

Arsenal

That's your lot from Mikel Arteta but we won't dwell on what the Arsenal boss has had to say because we need to whizz across London now to hear from Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca...

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice's recent form: "He's been super consistent and playing at a high level. We see him impact the game in various ways and this is exactly what we want.

"His role in the team is growing in a really natural way."

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the omission of Myles Lewis-Skelly from the England squad: "Yes for sure, I think we are here to support and help each other and to give a good perspective of the situation and in the case of Myles when you look at his age, what he's already done, he's just remarkable.

"So don't look at the one moment what is happening for you because maybe it happens for the right reason and today you cannot see it."

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More from Arsenal boss Arteta on if his team are getting enough credit for their performances and position: "It's not about credit, it's about doing it, and once you've done it, do it again, and that's what we have to do."

On an opportunity to further Arsenal's advantage with Liverpool travelling to Manchester City this weekend: "Every weekend is crucial, there are other times for possible results, maybe they are a little more important. But you have to be consistent regardless if you want to achieve your goals."