New Chelsea thighs! Pedro: I have played in the midfield before and have helped me a lot. I often have physical therapy.

Chelsea striker Joao Pedro accepted an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, talking about his good start at Chelsea and his versatile attributes, and compared the current coach Maresca and former coach Dezelby.

You have started the season in a hot state and are the player who contributed the most goals in the club (5 goals and 3 assists in 8 games in each competition). What efforts have you put in behind the scenes to stay in shape?

I work hard to work with the physiotherapists here so that I can devote 100% to every game. During my morning training days, I always try to do something in the afternoon to speed up recovery. Or, if I feel a little pain in one part, I will also do physical therapy to get back to health as soon as possible and be ready for the next game.

With Jackson leaving the team and Drapp is injured, do you feel the responsibility on your shoulders become heavier?

I need to work hard to stay healthy because I think now I will play more and more games and get more playing time, but the club has helped me a lot to prepare for every game.

Your all-rounder attributes are highly praised. You have played midfielder at the Fruminense Youth Training Camp. How did this experience help you?

I played midfielder in the youth training academy, but I played at the 10th position, so one day the coach asked me if I could play in the defensive midfielder position, and I started training there occasionally. When you play in midfield, you need to watch more behind you and the technical requirements are higher, so I think that helps me a lot. I was able to learn this at the academy when I was young and now I can use it in competitions.

You have played football under the two Italian coaches, Dezelbi and Maresca. What are their similarities and differences?

I think both of them are passionate, they love football and are very smart, but Dezel is more aggressive than that, of course, not the bad side. Both of them think easily what they want, but I think Enzo (Maresca) sometimes knows better how to manage players. The way he speaks is easier to understand. Enzo is more calm, but both coaches are very polite to offense. They love possession and want to have the ball throughout the game, so that's really good for me. I think they have both similarities and differences.