Moises Caicedo will hope to help Chelsea beat London rivals Tottenham (Picture: Getty)
Moises Caicedo has described Conor Gallagher as a ‘machine’ ahead of Chelsea’s clash with London rivals Tottenham.
Chelsea welcome Spurs to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night and Caicedo says it would be ‘amazing’ to help the Blues to a derby victory.
Caicedo has played alongside Enzo Fernandez and Gallagher for much of the season and says he enjoys the midfield partnership, hailing the England international as a ‘machine’.
Despite being named as Mauricio Pochettino’s captain regularly this season, Gallagher has attracted criticism from some fans and reports say he could even be sold this summer.
‘Conor is like a machine, you know? I like to play alongside Conor and Enzo,’ Caicedo told Chelsea’s official website. ‘With Conor, he has different characteristics.
‘Enzo is more an offensive player and Conor is more defensive and he helps me a lot when we need to recover the ball. It’s amazing to play with both of them.’
Looking ahead to Thursday’s London derby, Caicedo added: ‘It’s a massive game.
Caicedo enjoys playing with fellow Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher (Picture: Getty)
‘I hope I am going to play and it would be amazing to play against them and show our football. Win that game and it would be amazing for us.’
Chelsea spent £115m to sign Caicedo from Brighton last summer but the midfielder, like the majority of his teammates at Stamford Bridge, has endured an underwhelming season.
Pochettino’s side are just ninth in the Premier League ahead of their game against Tottenham but Caicedo is confident next season will prove more successful for Chelsea.
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‘There have been quite a few highs and lows this season, but I am very happy to be here at a great club,’ the 22-year-old said. ‘It’s a very young squad and I am sure that next season will be better than this one.
‘He [Pochettino] has done a lot for us. We are a very young team and he has taught us a lot.
‘We have a lot to work on still. As I said, we are a young team, but we will keep learning little by little and adapting to everything he is telling us.’
While Chelsea are hoping to end a difficult season on a high, Spurs still have Champions League aspirations, though they need to get back to winning ways following a 3-2 defeat to Arsenal in Sunday’s north London derby.
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