Enzo Maresca Thread

[King Kante 1,568]

On 18/04/2025 at 12:17, Mhsc said:

I don't really think we've seen Maresca's football since Wes got injured. We have improved in many areas structurally but the way the players have en masse all individually turned to shit has to be down to something and the best hope is that it is down to Maresca's man management. Maybe he simply doesn't have it when it comes to really being a charismatic leader and man manager, as much as he can coach them on positional play.

Seen many times elite support staff try to take on the top job for a few years and it doesn't work out and they go back to being support staff for a top manager. Maresca would be incredible working under a man manager like Carlo for example.

I actually pinpoint it to the Forest game at home. Up to that point, he was rotating the squad quite nicely and making changes early. Essentially, we were wearing teams out then putting on fresh legs to try and finish them off. 

However, in that game Felix and Nkunku fluffed two good chances, at which point he stopes the subs until last knockings, made the tactics more conservative and essentially went to the policy of defend and keep possession at all costs and hope Palmer bails us out. The wheels fell off about 1 month after. Essentially, it appears he got cold feet about that more expansive style - lost trust in the squad members outside the core and reverted to type. 

[Vytis33 1,192]

Simply put the team is noticeably regressing.  As are individual performances minus Cucu and Caicedo

[TheHulk 2,063]

Doesn't matter we're 7th we have been Top 4 most of the season that's what matters according to this fraud. 

[LAM09 6,897]

His comments about us no having any leaders really got to me - https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/you-dont-have-a-leader-Chelsea-boss-enzo-maresca-aims-veiled-dig-at-captain-reece-james-again-as-he-bemoans-lack-of-dressing-room-commanders/ar-AA1DdySM?ocid=BingNewsSerp

It's his role to lead from the touchline and help encourage a youthful squad, not complain about the obvious especially after our current run of form.

[Blue Armour 4,381]

On 19/04/2025 at 06:52, Vytis33 said:

Simply put the team is noticeably regressing.  As are individual performances minus Cucu and Caicedo

Any guesses as to why Cucurella, the previously derided LB of ours, is now a star performer., while previously quality full backs in James and Gusto are looking like shite.

I wonder which of these 3 full backs are being made to invert or play out of position.

[milka 3,382]

One lucky win cannot mask the truth - this is not Chelsea clownlake out !

[DDA 9,779]

I fucking despise this baldy prick.

After a win like that, he should be trying to galvanise the squad by being positive post match instead he is downplaying then importance of getting top 4 to try shun responsibility from himsef. He’s a fucking rat. Can’t stand him.

[TheHulk 2,063]

1 minute ago, DDA said:

I fucking despise this baldy prick.

After a win like that, he should be trying to galvanise the squad by being positive post match instead he is downplaying then importance of getting top 4 to try shun responsibility from himsef. He’s a fucking rat. Can’t stand him.

Didn't think I could dislike someone more than Potter yet the owners keep surprising us.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,495]

Only see ownership getting rid of head coach regardless of everything we may think and knowing the profile of whom they go for,about the best we can hope for if they make a change is Iraola and hope for the best.

Edited 5 hours ago by Duppy Conqueror

[BXL70 396]

Maresca is a good coach, he is the right coach. Blaming every year the coach is not fair, they have all failed to the expectations.

Because expectations are not realistic when you play a full season without decent goalkeeper / striker.

Neither Sanchez nor Jackson are PL level, that's the least we can say.

[gdlk 277]

Lol do i choose Sanchez to be number 1 goalkeeper? Maresco does it so he have to take responsibility for that..