Mois\u00e9s Caicedo produced a match-defining moment in Chelsea\u2019s 2\u20131 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, scoring a belting goal as part of a full performance. He completed his ninth full game of the campaign but has been omitted from Ecuador\u2019s squad amid fitness concerns, giving the club an opportunity to manage his minutes during the international window.<\/p>\n
Ecuador manager Sebasti\u00e1n Beccacece acknowledged the situation before the selection was finalised, saying: \u201cAbout Mois\u00e9s, his coach [Enzo Maresca] said he\u2019s injured. He\u2019s not well, but he\u2019s so ambitious and committed that he always wants to perform like he did against Argentina. We\u2019re reconsidering whether he\u2019ll be included in the squad.\u201d Ecuador\u2019s forthcoming fixtures are both friendlies against the U.S men\u2019s national team and Mexico, and the manager declined to take unnecessary risks with Caicedo.<\/p>\n
After the Liverpool victory, assistant Willy Caballero spoke to the media in place of the sent-off head coach and provided further context on the midfielder. Caballero, who spent four years as a player with Chelsea between 2017 and 2021, stressed the need to monitor players who have logged heavy minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout Moi, what else can we say? He has played a lot of games with the Club World Cup and with the national team, so we need to manage him sometimes as we want him to arrive to matches feeling well,\u201d Caballero explained. \u201cAgainst Liverpool , he did, once again, a great job and had a great game. Also, he scored a fantastic goal that gave us an opportunity to manage the game a little bit more.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to keep an eye on him because all the players who played constantly from [the start of] last season are living with some things, which is why we think about Moi and Enzo [Fern\u00e1ndez]. Sometimes, they need to do partial team training because we want them to arrive well to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caicedo\u2019s exact condition remains unspecified, but Chelsea and Ecuador have opted for caution by withholding him from the squad for the upcoming friendlies so the midfielder can be managed by his club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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