The run-in starts here for Leicester City, but on-field matters may not be the sole focus of Enzo Maresca’s press conference on Thursday afternoon.
The manager will be addressing the club’s upcoming trip to Bristol City and the ongoing promotion race. However, discussions about the club’s alleged breach of Profit and Sustainability rules and their EFL registration embargo are expected.
Maresca will likely provide updates on injuries, including the fitness of key players like Ricardo Pereira and Jamie Vardy. Ricardo has been absent for over a month but was anticipated to return after the international break.
Stay tuned as we provide live coverage from Seagrave to bring you the latest updates from Maresca’s press conference. He is scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm.
Maresca on convincing players not to waste energy on PSR charge and embargo
“It’s also my duty to try to convince them of that (not to waste energy thinking about). We also trust our club and our lawyers for this kind of situation. Also I can see the players are quite focused on our final target.
“No (they’re not talking about it), to be honest. Probably some of them didn’t even know about it! I said many times that the noise is outside, not inside. Even thinking about our last games, when we lost three, there were many noises about that. But inside there is no noise. These things are normal, so the noise is outside.”
Maresca’s message to players over Prem charge and EFL embargo?
“For me it’s quite clear. I try to be honest with you and it’s the same with the players. Can we control the EFL embargo or the Premier League points deduction? No. So why should I spend energy on this? It’s the same for the players. Guys, we cannot control these kinds of things. The only thing we can control is the way we play.”