Enzo Maresca Thread

[DDA 10,059]

1 hour ago, mkh said:

🔵Breaking News🔵 Strasbourg’s Liam Rosenior is viewed as a potential long-term option for the Chelsea job.

(@JacobsBen)

#CFC higher ups appreciation for De Zerbi, Rosenior, Fabregas, Howe, Iraola and Glasner. 

The inevitable. 
 

STANDARDS IN THE FUCKING MUD!

[Special Juan 28,369]

It's just one big catherine wheel shit show, I'm not Maresca's biggest fan as a lot know but I have also been seriously critical of this board and still am. The buying policy in the last 3/4 season has been hideous, all youth and the future without any thought for solid experience, I'd have paid extra to keep Thiago Silva around even without playing, but he is still better than Tosin, Badshit and Chalobah.

Scrimping on a top class number 9, dodging a world class keeper, not going for a CB when Levi got injured, this isn't on Maresca it's on the cock jockeys upstairs. Maresca has done OK for me in terms of on field stuff but he has also been culpable for some horrendous in game changes, starting line ups and tinkering far too much, that could be a two finger salute to the board, we will never know.

Both are very worthy of finger pointing, but this also proceeds Maresca, the whole lack of backing, not just spending millions but spending it where it is needed most of all. I'd have sooner seen us go for a Lewandowski than Joao Pedro, I want more experienced heads in this team, it's crucial at non league level never mind top flight PL stuff. The model isn't going to change, they see a lot of these players as the future, and this is why I always say don't be scared to play Estevao, he won't hide and he won't lose confidence by having a quiet game, every second on that pitch he will learn, you will kill him by not playing him.

I honestly think these last few days and Maresca going public, which he didn't need to do, has signed himself high, as soon as you go public and say what he did, which we know is directed at someone above your a dead man, whether you like him or not, he has crossed the board and they will now be out for him at any given chance. We face Cardiff tonight, and I don't want us to lose but I'm telling you if we do, and then lose to Newcastle, which is very very likely at St James's park, he's gone.

 

 

[Fernando 6,675]

1 hour ago, whats happening said:

i want stability and maresca to stay. lets try 3 years with the same manager, when was the last time we had the same manager for three seasons.

glasner iraola and even emeri would be flops here.

rosenior? senevth in the ligue 1 with the fourth biggest budget? yes thats what we want. 

de zerbi is a human piece of trash, he can fuck off.

And it's a shame because we know what we are missing. 

Instead of wasting time on another manager that will try everyone to see them and waste time. 

We need better defense and better players in the mid to help Caicedo and Enzo. Get rid of Lavia, Essugo who knows about him and Santo I think we can sell and get Elliot or Wharton. 

[Fernando 6,675]

On 15/12/2025 at 07:05, 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

on edit: Xavi

 

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)

The only reason I will accept sacking Maresca is you get a truly above level above him, like insane. And out of that list the only one that does it for me is Klopp which that is a pipe dream. 

Like as well for me would be Guardiola which is a pipe dream. 

I might consider Xabi Alonso. What he did with Leverkusen was very interesting and worth a look. 

But othen that all the other managers is the same as Maresca level to me. We will have some good games and bad games. As well bad team selections which the Arm Chair pundits will have a go. 

[TheHulk 2,596]

13 minutes ago, Fernando said:

The only reason I will accept sacking Maresca is you get a truly above level above him, like insane. And out of that list the only one that does it for me is Klopp which that is a pipe dream. 

Like as well for me would be Guardiola which is a pipe dream. 

I might consider Xabi Alonso. What he did with Leverkusen was very interesting and worth a look. 

But othen that all the other managers is the same as Maresca level to me. We will have some good games and bad games. As well bad team selections which the Arm Chair pundits will have a go. 

Putting Maresca at the same level as Emery are you serious. Baldy would be fighting relegation with this Aston Villa team.

Edited Tuesday at 19:45 by TheHulk

[Vesper 30,589]

2 hours ago, whats happening said:

i want stability and maresca to stay. lets try 3 years with the same manager, when was the last time we had the same manager for three seasons.

glasner iraola and even emeri would be flops here.

rosenior? senevth in the ligue 1 with the fourth biggest budget? yes thats what we want. 

de zerbi is a human piece of trash, he can fuck off.

you clearly cannot read or just wilfully choose to try and misrepresent

as I did NOT say to go for Rosenior or De Zerbi

 

[Vesper 30,589]

[Fernando 6,675]

17 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Putting Maresca at the same level as Emery are you serious. Baldy would be fighting relegation with this Aston Villa team.

Yup Emery is mediocre I saw his work at Arsenal. 

He is only good with smaller teams ala Moyes. 

Hard pass, I rather keep Maresca. 

[OneMoSalah 8,965]

5 hours ago, mkh said:

🔵Breaking News🔵 Strasbourg’s Liam Rosenior is viewed as a potential long-term option for the Chelsea job.

(@JacobsBen)

#CFC higher ups appreciation for De Zerbi, Rosenior, Fabregas, Howe, Iraola and Glasner. 

List is poor but what do we expect?

De Zebri is too volatile for BlueCo. 100%. Good coach with huge upside when things are going well but has shown at Brighton he will speak his mind & not bite his tongue when it comes to it. Howe has shown some good things at Newcastle, trophy win & CL qualification but they have also shown the same issues that his Bournemouth side did; can go on poor runs & conceding poor goals too often. Although could argue FFP has hamstrung him also with improving on what they have. Iraola & Glasner would be interesting moves but are they strong enough or just going to be yes men that would let the sporting directors go unchecked? Can they deal with the demands that this club should have? Glasner is an avid lover of playing a back 3 which is probably a formation the sporting directors haven’t built this squad for too. For Fabregas, it looks like he will do very very well but similarly with Rosenoir, who has done alright in France, needs to keep plying his trade and developing as a coach before making a jump. Lower level clubs in Italy & France are a different kettle of fish to what should be a top 4 team. 

But in all honesty, if we had to, Fabregas would be my preference out of all of those names if he’d be willing to move, even if he is very inexperienced as a manager. I think his career as a player gives him huge respect in the dressing room & sounds like he isn’t a manager who will be inflexible. He has spoke in great depth about trying to take things from all the managers he’s played under & that you cannot just be one dimensional effectively. Which is the polar opposite to what we have now. 

[mkh 650]

59 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

List is poor but what do we expect?

De Zebri is too volatile for BlueCo. 100%. Good coach with huge upside when things are going well but has shown at Brighton he will speak his mind & not bite his tongue when it comes to it. Howe has shown some good things at Newcastle, trophy win & CL qualification but they have also shown the same issues that his Bournemouth side did; can go on poor runs & conceding poor goals too often. Although could argue FFP has hamstrung him also with improving on what they have. Iraola & Glasner would be interesting moves but are they strong enough or just going to be yes men that would let the sporting directors go unchecked? Can they deal with the demands that this club should have? Glasner is an avid lover of playing a back 3 which is probably a formation the sporting directors haven’t built this squad for too. For Fabregas, it looks like he will do very very well but similarly with Rosenoir, who has done alright in France, needs to keep plying his trade and developing as a coach before making a jump. Lower level clubs in Italy & France are a different kettle of fish to what should be a top 4 team. 

But in all honesty, if we had to, Fabregas would be my preference out of all of those names if he’d be willing to move, even if he is very inexperienced as a manager. I think his career as a player gives him huge respect in the dressing room & sounds like he isn’t a manager who will be inflexible. He has spoke in great depth about trying to take things from all the managers he’s played under & that you cannot just be one dimensional effectively. Which is the polar opposite to what we have now. 

You've summed it up very well👌💪

I think it will be one of these:

-Rosenior Preferred formation: 4-2-3-1

-Fabregas Preferred formation: 4-2-3-1

-Iraola Preferred formation: 4-2-3-1

-De Zerbi (Sam Jewell brought him to Brighton and is a huge fan, along with Paul Winstanley and David Weir) Preferred formation: 4-2-3-1

-Farioli Preferred formation: 4-3-3 Offensive

-Xavi Preferred formation: 4-3-3 Offensive

 

[Blue Armour 4,580]

10 hours ago, mkh said:

🔵Breaking News🔵 Strasbourg’s Liam Rosenior is viewed as a potential long-term option for the Chelsea job.

(@JacobsBen)

#CFC higher ups appreciation for De Zerbi, Rosenior, Fabregas, Howe, Iraola and Glasner. 

Fabregas is the only one in that list, thats remotely interesting.

Edited yesterday at 02:50 by Blue Armour

[Bluepower777 49]

Been proved once again their is a massive gulf in class or ability or whatever you wish to name it between our top best team and the rest of the squad, some of the signings are bordering on ridiculous. We now in a position where the best available team has to play every game or face defeat. You cant entirely blame Maresca as he does not sign the players. On top of that noone will want them at the price we paid for them. Its a huge mess.

[Fulham Broadway 17,512]

14 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Fabregas is the only one in that list, thats remotely interesting.

Agree. Hes very fond of SW 6

''Chelsea and Jose Mourinho told me everything that I needed to hear at that moment of my career and he made it happen. The fans were outstanding with me, outstanding. I couldn't be more grateful. We had a great feeling connection straight away. ''

[Bluepower777 49]

23 hours ago, Special Juan said:

It's just one big catherine wheel shit show, I'm not Maresca's biggest fan as a lot know but I have also been seriously critical of this board and still am. The buying policy in the last 3/4 season has been hideous, all youth and the future without any thought for solid experience, I'd have paid extra to keep Thiago Silva around even without playing, but he is still better than Tosin, Badshit and Chalobah.

Scrimping on a top class number 9, dodging a world class keeper, not going for a CB when Levi got injured, this isn't on Maresca it's on the cock jockeys upstairs. Maresca has done OK for me in terms of on field stuff but he has also been culpable for some horrendous in game changes, starting line ups and tinkering far too much, that could be a two finger salute to the board, we will never know.

Both are very worthy of finger pointing, but this also proceeds Maresca, the whole lack of backing, not just spending millions but spending it where it is needed most of all. I'd have sooner seen us go for a Lewandowski than Joao Pedro, I want more experienced heads in this team, it's crucial at non league level never mind top flight PL stuff. The model isn't going to change, they see a lot of these players as the future, and this is why I always say don't be scared to play Estevao, he won't hide and he won't lose confidence by having a quiet game, every second on that pitch he will learn, you will kill him by not playing him.

I honestly think these last few days and Maresca going public, which he didn't need to do, has signed himself high, as soon as you go public and say what he did, which we know is directed at someone above your a dead man, whether you like him or not, he has crossed the board and they will now be out for him at any given chance. We face Cardiff tonight, and I don't want us to lose but I'm telling you if we do, and then lose to Newcastle, which is very very likely at St James's park, he's gone.

 

 

True and may i add the standards of many of these young players is not great at all, we can keep on makings excuses oh they  still young or inexperienced or haven't played together much but we not that stupid. You can see quality if its there. We made some good signings but quite a few bad ones too.

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[calculatingInfinity 1,486]

That would be a disaster. But I wouldn't be surprised if the idiots running the club, would be more than happy to let him go, especially after he started moaning about them.

[Pizy 19,040]

Can absolutely see him jumping ship to City depending on how the rest of this season goes. If we finish strongly and in the top 4 again then he’ll probably stay and continue to build us into a proper top team. If we fuck it all up and don’t achieve UCL football I think he walks.

I’m just terrified of what this board will do to replace him if he does go. Probably appoint Rosenoir which would be incredibly stupid.

[MoroccanBlue 5,397]

11 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Can absolutely see him jumping ship to City depending on how the rest of this season goes. If we finish strongly and in the top 4 again then he’ll probably stay and continue to build us into a proper top team. If we fuck it all up and don’t achieve UCL football I think he walks.

I’m just terrified of what this board will do to replace him if he does go. Probably appoint Rosenoir which would be incredibly stupid.

How is it if we fail A,B & C it’s only the directors fault? 

Only the directors fault we can’t beat Qarabag or Atalanta? Only the directors fault if we finish below Villa, Newcastle and United? 

I want the directors gone before anything else, but Maresca is a bang average manager. No way would City appoint him if Txiki was still there. This will be the downfall of their dynasty. 

 

[Pizy 19,040]

4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

How is it if we fail A,B & C it’s only the directors fault? 

Only the directors fault we can’t beat Qarabag or Atalanta? Only the directors fault if we finish below Villa, Newcastle and United? 

I want the directors gone before anything else, but Maresca is a bang average manager. No way would City appoint him if Txiki was still there. This will be the downfall of their dynasty. 

 

I have no real love for Maresca at all, believe me. I won’t shed a tear if he ends up going. I’m just worried that we’d replace him with someone who’s even more unproven and even more of a puppet.

Any Maresca replacement has to be an established, top quality manager who instantly commands respect from the players. None of this super young and “learning on the job” stuff.

[mkh 650]

💣There is a lot of tension behind the scenes at Chelsea.

Jorge Mendes, Enzo Maresca’s agent has a good relationship with the sporting director at Man City.

(@SkySports)

Edited 2 hours ago by mkh