Enzo Maresca Thread

[Special Juan 28,382]

Until he realised that Reece James only belongs in Midfield in his sleep

Fucking madness that he was the best player on the field at RB and a passenger in MF like a headless chicken

Needs to stop and now

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fucking maresca why did make fofana play like a fucking amateur

[Special Juan 28,382]

Touchline ban for the Villa game after today's yellow

[Strike 7,629]

33 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Until he realised that Reece James only belongs in Midfield in his sleep

Fucking madness that he was the best player on the field at RB and a passenger in MF like a headless chicken

Needs to stop and now

Was done to rotate Enzo who hasn't had a rest for a while. And James had a great game in midfield vs Arsenal only recently

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On 19/12/2025 at 01:16, OneMoSalah said:

Would it be a disaster? Really? Maresca replacing Pep at City? Do people think he’s really gonna be able to live up to & improve upon what Pep’s done there? And is he really that good a coach/manager?

I dont give a fuck what he will or wont do at city, i am purely looking at it from a Chelsea perspective. I think he is a great fit for Chelsea and I cant think of anyone Chelsea could realistically get, that I would want to replace Maresca.

 

On 19/12/2025 at 01:16, OneMoSalah said:

Won’t see many folk too upset if Maresca leaves here for City either. He is an insufferable fucker at the best of times.

Well, you can count me as one.

 

 

[NikkiCFC 8,479]

For me discussing Maresca sacking is ridiculous on so many levels. You want board that put goals in front of him that he overachieved to sack him? He got expected CL qualification and Conference League but no one was expecting us to win CWC. He did it. Both Maresca and Boehly are saying we are ahead of schedule. So what would be the reasoning for sacking him? It's like your boss in company you work for tells you your goal is to bring 100k this year in income and you bring 250k and then they sack you because you didn't bring 500k? Doesn't make any sense. Some fans have projections we are still under Roman but this is their problem. 

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[Special Juan 28,382]

51 minutes ago, Strike said:

Was done to rotate Enzo who hasn't had a rest for a while. And James had a great game in midfield vs Arsenal only recently

One game doesn't make him an elite midfielder, he did well but Maresca is trying to force players into the team and sacrificing balance over favourites 

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3 hours ago, Special Juan said:

DEAD MAN WALKING

Why is that? 

What I see is we tend to start slow and do better in second half. 

Hence defense supposed to be better to keep us alive into the second half. 

Let's see with all this talk with Mareca they back him and get better defense. 

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1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said:

For me discussing Maresca sacking is ridiculous on so many levels. You want board that put goals in front of him that he overachieved to sack him? He got expected CL qualification and Conference League but no one was expecting us to win CWC. He did it. Both Maresca and Boehly are saying we are ahead of schedule. So what would be the reasoning for sacking him? It's like your boss in company you work for tells you your goal is to bring 100k this year in income and you bring 250k and then they sack you because you didn't bring 500k? Doesn't make any sense. Some fans have projections we are still under Roman but this is their problem. 

Of course he won't be fired.

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Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca to serve touchline ban for Aston Villa game

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6906284/2025/12/20/enzo-maresca-Chelsea-suspension/

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been given a one-match touchline ban after receiving his third yellow card of the season during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Newcastle United.

The 45-year-old will serve his second touchline ban of the season for Chelsea’s Premier League match at home against Aston Villa on December 27.

The Italian coach was booked by referee Andy Madley in the 58th minute at St James’ Park on Saturday, following his animated reaction to Newcastle being awarded a free-kick for Moises Caicedo’s challenge on Bruno Guimaraes.

Maresca said in his post-match news conference that his complaints stemmed from frustration over perceived inconsistencies in decisions to book players during the match. In the first half, Alejandro Garnacho was shown a yellow card on 27 minutes for catching the foot of Jacob Ramsey after losing possession.

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“I was complaining just because the same foul was yellow card for us and they did exactly the same foul three times,” Maresca said.

“Make foul, take it from behind and no yellow card. So I was just complaining why the same foul, one is yellow card and the other one is no yellow card.”

Per the Football Association’s (FA) disciplinary regulations, members of the technical area receive a one-match touchline ban after accumulating three cautions.

Maresca was shown yellow cards during November’s 2-o victory against Burnley and September’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United. Saturday’s draw was also the second occasion this season in which six or more Chelsea players/staff received bookings, which — per the FA’s regulations — incurs a £50,000 fine.

It will be his second touchline ban of the season, having watched Chelsea’s 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest from the stands in October, after receiving a second booking for celebrating outside of the technical area when Estevao scored a late winner in the 2-1 victory against Liverpool.

Chelsea’s disciplinary record this season has been highlighted this term, with six red cards shown to his players in all competitions throughout the campaign.

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16 hours ago, Strike said:

I don't think it is similar to going for Moyes who was never at a set up like United's before and didn't set up his team anywhere close to how Fergie did. With Maresca there's a lot of similarity to City's shape + Maresca has had experience at a big club now. Would not find the switch a huge jump up like Moyes did. 

Not to mention that Moyes came in removed most of Fergie's title winning staff, replacing them with his own. Don't think Maresca would do something daft as that.