Moises Caicedo says that a potential suspension 'doesn't matter' in his eyes
He has vowed to throw everything he has at Arsenal in Sunday's clash
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By KIERAN GILL
Published: 19:02 EDT, 15 March 2025 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 15 March 2025
Moises Caicedo has declared Chelsea 'ready to battle' with Arsenal on Sunday, with the £115million midfield enforcer telling Declan Rice and Co that he will throw everything at them, despite being one yellow card from a costly suspension.
Caicedo’s next caution will be his 10th of the Premier League campaign and so will earn him a two-game ban. After Sunday, Chelsea’s next clashes will be another two London derbies with Tottenham and Brentford – outings which could make or break the Blues’ season in their search for Champions League football.
Yet as they travel to the Emirates Stadium, Caicedo insists Chelsea can still finish above their opponents this season, and that they are prepared to ‘fight’ to reduce the gap to only three points.
‘It’s possible for sure, that's what we want,’ Caicedo said of Chelsea catching and overtaking Arsenal before this campaign’s end. ‘We are working hard for that. It's going to be a tough game but we are ready because we want to play in the Champions League.
‘We know how they play, we know the players they have, but we're going to do our best. We want to show our best football over there and we are ready for the battle.'
On whether he will think twice before throwing himself into tackles, given the 10th-caution tightrope on which he is walking, Caicedo said: ‘I know I have too many yellow cards but it doesn't matter, in the middle you always have to fight. I'm going to fight for my team and for the badge.
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‘It doesn't matter, I'm just focused on playing football and helping my team. I want to make tackles and I'm still going to do it.'
Caicedo started in last season's 5-0 loss for Chelsea at Arsenal, a hammering which went some way to convincing the club’s owners that Mauricio Pochettino was not the man to take them forward.
'I don't think about that game anymore,' Caicedo insisted of that outing when Cole Palmer was missing due to illness.
'I'm just looking forward. Now there is a new manager, it's going to be a new game, and we are focused. It was good with Pochettino too but now we are in a good position, the team are together if we lose, draw or win. The morale is good.’
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