Enzo Maresca Thread

[mkh 647]

Carragher: “I don’t think he’s [Maresca] there next season [at Chelsea]”

(@sky)

[Fulham Broadway 17,510]

7 minutes ago, mkh said:

Carragher: “I don’t think he’s [Maresca] there next season [at Chelsea]”

(@sky)

Should stick to what he does best -gobbing in 14 year old girls faces

[whats happening 1,639]

9 hours ago, Vesper said:

Simone Inzaghi

Unai Emery

Cesc Fabregas

Xabi Alonso (IF Real sack him, I still really rate him)

Oliver Glasner

Abel Ferreira

Andoni Iraola

 

what a dogshit list

[TheHulk 2,594]

9 hours ago, Vesper said:

a list of managers I would accept (not listing ones who would never come now due to being all good at their current clubs, so no Pep, no Luis Enrique, no Hansi Flick, no Tuchel, no Lionel Scaloni, no Carlo Ancelotti, no Diego Simeone, no Julian Nagelsmann, no Vincent Kompany, plus (do not want either) no Arteta, no Conte, etc)

 

in no true order:

Klopp (almost impossible, doubt he would come here)

Zidane (pretty much impossible, plus he refuses to learn English, he waiting to take over the French national team)

Simone Inzaghi

Unai Emery

Cesc Fabregas

Xabi Alonso (IF Real sack him, I still really rate him)

Oliver Glasner

Abel Ferreira

Andoni Iraola

 

not yet completely sold on:

Roberto De Zerbi

Liam Rosenior

Marco Silva

Fabian Hürzeler

Thiago Motta

 

wild cards:

Lamps

Didier Deschamps (may well retire after the World Cup)

Emery or Fabregas would be nice. We will probably replace him with Southgate knowing these stupid sporting directors.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,569]

It's always been the Good,The Bad and The Ugly with Maresca.

Hiddink was probably the most talented coach we had because of his vast variety of coaching job experience he had he could adjust.most are stuck in their ways and have limitations in tactics,formations etc..

Maresca got credit for winning with youngsters in the Conference but this year he's holding youngsters back.the slow build up from the back even if we didn't have some of the worst short range passing defenders in the league I hate it.it's like he presumes everyone outside the very top sides is going to park the bus on us and must draw the bus out but when they don't park it,the tactic only causes us harm but he doesn't adjust.against better sides he uses the tactics we should use with every opponent.

Some players make mistakes time after time and keep getting selected whilst others more talented have a mistake or two or even have a good game and they get put on the shelf for 3 to 12 weeks.

Heavy rotation is way too much.he's picked the best available team maybe once every 5 or 6.

Maresca's recent comments are far from the first time he's made self defeating comments in interviews.

The win ratio on paper looks pretty good.that is the only good.which could say should be the only thing that matters but I don't see us improving to challenge for league titles again under Maresca.he's just too prone to self sabotage.

 

 

 

[Duppy Conqueror 1,569]

5 minutes ago, Duppy Conqueror said:

It's always been the Good,The Bad and The Ugly with Maresca.

Hiddink was probably the most talented coach we had because of his vast variety of coaching job experience he had he could adjust.most are stuck in their ways and have limitations in tactics,formations etc..

Maresca got credit for winning with youngsters in the Conference but this year he's holding youngsters back.the slow build up from the back even if we didn't have some of the worst short range passing defenders in the league I hate it.it's like he presumes everyone outside the very top sides is going to park the bus on us and must draw the bus out but when they don't park it,the tactic only causes us harm but he doesn't adjust.against better sides he uses the tactics we should use with every opponent.

Some players make mistakes time after time and keep getting selected whilst others more talented have a mistake or two or even have a good game and they get put on the shelf for 3 to 12 weeks.

Heavy rotation is way too much.he's picked the best available team maybe once every 5 or 6.

Maresca's recent comments are far from the first time he's made self defeating comments in interviews.

The win ratio on paper looks pretty good.that is the only good.which could say should be the only thing that matters but I don't see us improving to challenge for league titles again under Maresca.he's just too prone to self sabotage.

 

 

 

Another good would be he seems to have rescued Reece' and maybe Wes' career.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,862]

I can’t wrap my head around the fact that Maresca makes statements and then does not explain why? These statements effect players.

[Thor 2,779]

Again - Maresca sets up well against big teams but losing to these smaller teams is unacceptable. 

I get it is fun to blame management and the board, and people think they aren't about winning - couldn't be further from the truth. Look at what this ownership did with the Dodgers in the MLB. They will spend. They know winning brings even more money and eyes - and they have no problem doing it. 

Management want Tosin played? Yeah, I highly doubt that. I think it is a lash out for not having more quality back ups and I get it. But its self sabotage to keep making the same selection of a certain player when there is an obvious better option - simply to prove a point. 

[Blue Armour 4,580]

11 hours ago, mkh said:

🗯💣Chelsea have held discussions with representatives from Xavi Hernández's camp in recent weeks regarding the managerial position. 

The club is keen to maintain momentum and avoid disrupting team progress by parting ways with Enzo Maresca in January.

Enzo Maresca is increasingly frustrated internally and could walk away before any potential sacking.

(@AaronRamiro)

Any manager with ambition would get frustrated with the lot, IMO. By this lot, I mean the board and directors, not the squad.

There are better managers than Maresca out there, sure. But for every Maresca, you also risk getting a Ten Haag.

Can remind everyone, that this board also had big Ange on the shotlist at one point. That's how laughable and scatter-brained their approach can be.

Still havent secured a permanent shirt sponsor after 3 years., and struggling to keep ahead of UEFAs FFP rules.

[Vesper 30,579]

16 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Ten Hag, Southgate, Rodgers

I will lose my shit if we pick one of those 3

ffs NO NO NO NO!!!!!!

[Vesper 30,579]

7 hours ago, whats happening said:

 

what a dogshit list

whatever

other than Xavi (who I forgot to add real time) I listed (as in dealt with in one form or another) most big names out there and some of the younger up and comers

people love to chat shit

who do you want????

[Special Juan 28,364]

I wonder if he after the Leeds and Atalanta results he just wanted a cuddle from the board, and in turn they have scowled and questioned him.

Lets be honest the 5 changes against Leeds and losing in the manner we did he wants fucking questioning, I don't care whether your Maresca or Pep.

We now head to Cardiff, in agame we should and are expected to win, but football eh. And then the small token of a trip to Newcastle where we haven't won since 2020 and we generally roll over and have our bellies tickled whilst looking around the stadium with our mouths open in awe of the atmosphere.

What a fun ride

[Vesper 30,579]

By not explaining ‘worst 48 hours’ Enzo Maresca has put himself at even greater risk

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/15/worst-48-hours-enzo-maresca-at-risk-Chelsea

Manager’s comments on Saturday have left Chelsea baffled and the Italian in danger

If Enzo Maresca was interested in ending speculation that he has a problem with elements of Chelsea’s hierarchy then he would have done so on Monday . Instead the Italian made no attempt to clear up a situation entirely of his own making.

He rebuffed questions about his cryptic response to beating Everton on Saturday and even reacted with exasperation when he was asked if he regretted saying a lack of support from unspecified people had put him through his “worst 48 hours” since joining the club.

What did Maresca expect? It was unclear why he decided that a standard home win over Everton, who have a dismal record at Stamford Bridge, was the time to air frustration with the criticism that followed last week’s defeat against Atalanta in the Champions League. He did not single anyone out, but he was not talking about supporters and he gives no indication that he cares about the media, so he can not complain about outsiders assuming there are issues either with Chelsea’s owners or their sporting directors, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.

When that was put to him before the Carabao Cup trip to Cardiff on Tuesday, though, Maresca offered little. Saying repeatedly he had nothing to add, he mused that “we are in an era where everyone can say what they want”. An insistence his comments were “quite clear” was laughable. It continued with Maresca refusing to reveal whether he has spoken to his bosses since Saturday.

After much prompting, he later relented and said:“It’s OK, it’s good,” when asked about his relationship with the ownership. He added that owners are the most important figures at any club as they “put the money in”. While the 45-year-old said he remains happy at Chelsea, he declined to retract his comments about those 48 hours.

It had been a tough fortnight for Chelsea, who followed fine performances against Arsenal and Barcelona by losing at Leeds and drawing at Bournemouth before the reverse in Bergamo. One theory is that Maresca had bristled at being given more feedback than usual by the sporting directors after his substitutions backfired against Atalanta. Another is that he expected public backing from the club after three games without a win.

Chelsea, though, have repeatedly stood by Maresca this season. Backing does not have to follow every setback. Chelsea’s plan is to review his position next summer. The danger is that this episode will go down badly. Chelsea are baffled.

Some have attributed the outburst to inexperience and the hope is that the dust will settle, but Maresca has taken a risk. He was not speaking from a position of strength and it will be awkward if Chelsea lose at Newcastle on Saturday. It also feels unnecessary. Chelsea have not put pressure on Maresca to win the title this season. They just want evidence of progress.

Chelsea won the Club World Cup, but long-term injuries to important players such as Cole Palmer (centre) have hindered their campaign. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

The strategy implemented by Behdad Eghbali, the co-controlling owner, and carried out by the recruitment team is starting to work. Chelsea have built a talented young squad, are fourth in the league and remain in every cup competition. They are nowhere near crisis territory.

It is true some of Maresca’s recent selection and tactical decisions have not been received well. Overall, though, he has done a fine job since replacing Mauricio Pochettino. Chelsea qualified for the Champions League, won the Conference League last season and destroyed Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final in the summer. Maresca has maintained their progress this season, even though he has had to deal with a disrupted pre-season and long-term injuries to Cole Palmer, Liam Delap and Levi Colwill. up

Even then, though, it would be a grave miscalculation from Maresca to assume his achievements would earn him more power. Managers who want to work at Chelsea have to exist within the club’s collaborative structure. Their voice carries weight, but it is never going to be a one-man show. Stability comes from the sporting leadership team. Maresca would be naive to start a civil war.

It is hard tell which way this goes. There was tension when Maresca’s request for a new centre-back after Colwill ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in August was dismissed. A key dilemma is that Chelsea are a match for anyone when they field their strongest side. However, some of their most important players are unable to play three games a week. Wesley Fofana falls into that category, but the alternatives to the centre-back are unconvincing.

Chelsea are supportive of Maresca managing his team’s workload. The problem is that standards fall when he makes changes. Maresca has said Andrey Santos is a downgrade on Moisés Caicedo in midfield and has shown little faith in Jorrel Hato since the 19-year-old defender’s nightmare against Qarabag last month. Facundo Buonanotte, the Argentina forward on loan from Brighton, has not been in the squad for a league game since October.

Maresca has often spoken glowingly of the Chelsea project. The problem now is that he has left it open for outsiders to question his true feelings. He talked himself into a hole on Saturday and should have made more of an effort to dig himself out of it. Any more hints of discontent will do nothing for his chances of being at Chelsea next season.

[Special Juan 28,364]

He should of just said nothing and dealt with it behind closed doors

[mkh 647]

Body language expert Darren Stanton:

🗣️ “Enzo Maresca looks wiped out, it’s almost like he hasn’t slept. His blink rate increases, which shows that he’s frustrated.

“Like someone that is thinking about his exit strategy and has one eye on the departure lounge.”

(@OLBG)

[Fulham Broadway 17,510]

Probably go somewhere else and be very successful, and the board will appoint a Potter 2.0.

Then people will blame the Board.

Rinse and repeat.

[Vesper 30,579]

5 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Probably go somewhere else and be very successful, and the board will appoint a Potter 2.0.

Then people will blame the Board.

Rinse and repeat.

I blame the board for the vast bulk of the issues. They have taken the piss for years now at CB, CF, LW, and to a lesser degree, GKer (I say lesser as Penders looks like he will come good eventually and Sanchez, thank fuck, has improved enough that I do not lose my mind anymore when he plays).

The CB situation is just utter madness, and the CF situ is not at all good enough, not even close. LW has had CRAZY money spent on it, and we are nowhere near good enough (atm) either.