Enzo Maresca looked ahead to the Carabao Cup quarter-final between **Chelsea**and Cardiff City.
The Blues returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-0 triumph against **Everton**on the weekend: the best response to the unrest at the club after the outburst from the head coach about experiencing the ‘worst 48 hours’ of his time at Stamford Bridge. Facing fellow former **Man City**youth coach Brian Barry-Murphy, the Italian has cautioned heavily against any complacency.
“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.
“I love the Chelsea supporters, they deserve the best, and again, I don't have nothing to add.
“I respect your opinion and I respect people's opinion, but again, I don't have nothing 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 **Cardiff*manager] is doing a great job. They are also top of the league, they are, as you said, playing nice football, winning games, and we need to pay attention, we need to be careful, because again, we can achieve something important, that is the third semi-final in 18 months.
“I was under-23 coach, when I left he took over, he took my job, so he came here to see us, sessions and games, a while ago, months ago, and now he's doing a fantastic job.
“ These are the worst games for this reason. Football is full of these kind of games where the favourite one, they can use and they can drop. That's why we need to pay attention. That's why the focus has to be on Cardiff. Again, it can be the third semi-final in 18 months, but it's something important.”