Enzo Maresca reveals Chelsea squad’s reaction to Mykhailo Mudryk failed drugs test
Enzo Maresca has vowe to support Mykhailo Mudryk after his failed doping test and says. Chelsea’s players were left ‘surpris and sad’ by the news.
Mudryk is currently unable to train or play for Chelsea after a drugs test carri out in. October return with an adverse finding in the winger’s ‘A’ sample.
It’s understood that Mudryk teste สมัคร ufabet positive for the bann substance meldonium, the heart drug for which tennis star Maria Sharapova receive a two-year ban, which was later reduc to 15 months.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Mudryk protested his innocence and said he is in ‘complete shock’ at the failed test.
The 23-year-old is now waiting for the ‘B’ sample, which is taken at the same time and test to. Verify the accuracy of the initial drugs test.
‘I think now the situation is a bit more clear in terms of we have a statement from the club, the club already said what they wanted to say, so there’s not anything to add unless the club, the coaching staff and all the people inside the training ground with support and trust in Micha,’ Maresca said on Wednesday afternoon.
‘In general support, first of all we trust Micha. And second when these kind of things happen you need to support your player in all the aspects.
‘It’s general, Micha is a Chelsea player but for sure is a player involve in the squad so it’s my duty to be in contact with him, me, the club, the players, the teammates are all there.’
Maresca also reiterated that he and the club believe that Mudryk unknowingly took a banned substance.
‘Absolutely, just that we are all upset, sad, we are there to support Micha. I spoke with him days ago,’ Maresca said.
‘At the moment he can’t train but as I said, the club is there to support the player with all the things they need to support him.
Trust means that we believe Micha, that we support him. What Micha said and what we said is that we trust Micha, we support Micha, then we’ll see.
‘This kind of thing happens not only to young players, it can happen with players who have experience. It doesn’t just involve Micha or young players in general.
‘It’s my duty since we start that I try to have a relation with players quite close because I like it that way. So even with Micha it’s exactly the same, I’m there to help Micha with anything he needs because in this moment it’s normal that he’s going to need help from me, the club, his teammates. We are all there trying to support.
‘We all believe that [he is innocent] then we’ll see.’