Strike 7,651 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Wait for the briefs we tried to get <insert big name manager> before announcing Rosenior Mhsc, Blue Armour and OneMoSalah 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 661 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 🔴De Zerbi isn't currently a candidate. (@kierangill_DM) Strike and Laylabelle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,638 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Chelsea part ways with Enzo Maresca with immediate effect https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6933487/2026/01/01/Chelsea-enzo-maresca-leaves/ Chelsea and head coach Enzo Maresca have parted ways with immediate effect less than two years into his contract. The Athletic reported on Thursday that the club’s board were to meet that day to discuss Maresca’s future, with Chelsea winless in their past three games. The Italian had been on a five-year deal through to 2029. A club statement on Thursday confirming his departure read: “Chelsea Football Club and head coach Enzo Maresca have parted company. “During his time at the club, Enzo led the team to success in the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Those achievements will remain an important part of the Club’s recent history, and we thank him for his contributions to the club. “With key objectives still to play for across four competitions including qualification for Champions League football, Enzo and the club believe a change gives the team the best chance of getting the season back on track. “We wish Enzo well for the future.” Maresca was the Premier League’s manager of the month in November but sparked uncertainty over his future with comments following their win against Everton on December 13 that the previous 48 hours had been his “worst since I joined the club, because many people didn’t support us”. The Athletic revealed days after the comments that the head coach is high among the candidates Manchester City are considering in the event of Pep Guardiola leaving the Etihad Stadium next summer. The Catalan is under contract until 2027 with City clear they have no managerial vacancy. Sources briefed on the matter not authorised to speak publicly indicate Maresca informed Chelsea — twice in late October and again in mid-December — that he was talking to people associated to City about his candidacy for the managerial position if and when a future vacancy arises. This was something he was contractually obliged to do in relation to talks with any other club. The two teams meet each other in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday and it remains to be seen who will be in charge for Chelsea following Maresca’s departure. What You Should Read Next Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca high on Manchester City’s list in event of Pep Guardiola exit City are advancing contingency planning as there is a growing anticipation of this being the Catalan manager's last season. Liam Rosenior, who has impressed at fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg, is expected to be among the candidates considered as a successor but Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is not in the frame. The situation has come to a head following Tuesday evening’s draw with Bournemouth, a third game without a win and one which saw Maresca and his side booed off at full-time at Stamford Bridge. The club remain firmly behind the approach installed following the takeover by the Clearlake Capital-Todd Boehly consortium in 2022 with the next head coach expected to fit into it and quickly stabilise and improve results. Maresca was appointed by Chelsea in June 2024, the sixth manager since Roman Abramovich’s exit. He joined the London club off the back of guiding Leicester City to the Championship title and automatic promotion to the top flight at the first attempt. In his first season at Stamford Bridge, Maresca won the Conference League and the newly-expanded Club World Cup. Chelsea sit fifth in the Premier League, 15 points behind leaders Arsenal and only five points above 14th-placed Brighton & Hove Albion. What You Should Read Next Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea: The only possible outcome for an increasingly unhappy marriage? Three weeks after being named Premier League Manager of the Month, Maresca is gone, but the cracks have been visible for longer ‘The speed of Maresca’s departure is shocking’ Analysis by Chelsea correspondent Simon Johnson Even by Chelsea’s standards, this is extraordinary. On December 12, Enzo Maresca was named Barclays Manager of the Month for November. Three weeks later, he is gone. The speed of Maresca’s departure at Stamford Bridge is pretty shocking. It was only in late November that Maresca engineered one of the most impressive wins of his tenure — a 3-0 victory over Barcelona in the Champions League. Five days later and Chelsea sent out a statement that they might be title contenders by securing a 1-1 draw with Arsenal, despite being down to 10 men for nearly an hour due to Moises Caicedo’s first-half red card. They were third in the Premier League, just six points behind their London rivals. Now they are a further nine points off the league leaders and making another change in the dugout. This is a situation that was not in Chelsea’s plans and could have major ramifications for their season. This month alone, they have nine games in all four competitions, and confidence is already low after a run of two wins from their previous nine fixtures. Chelsea had always intended to review how the club was progressing, including Maresca’s performance, at the end of the season, his second in charge. This was still the case earlier this week. For the Italian to go with so much left to play for emphasises the extent to which things have broken down. By David Ornstein and Simon Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,591 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago So the anonymous one from France? Lol sack the directors too… bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,649 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago bring back scolari or rafa benitez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,611 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 minute ago, mkh said: 🔴De Zerbi isn't currently a candidate. (@kierangill_DM) Anyone who is? Seems most are not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 661 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 🔵Strasbourg’s Liam Rosenior is among the favourites to replace Maresca. Francesco Farioli, the Porto head coach, could be considered although it would cost in the region of £13m to activate his buy-out clause. (@Matt_Law_DT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,649 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago btw rosenior plays 3 atb. cant wait to see that played with this squad 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,981 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Glad they’ve got rid of him tbf although it will be viewed as daftness on the clubs behalf. He was half the problem but not the main problem. Now the 2 sporting directors have to go, thats the next move followed by a power shift between the owners. It is well noted that Eghbali is clearly running this club & has been for at least 2-3 years now, he has run it into the ground. He knows fuck all about football & neither do the sporting directors or that Joe Shields as well. The wanna be Man City u23s/Brighton project has well and truly imploded. They should all be held accountable. The fact the clubs statement mentions CL qualification says everything we need to know about the trajectory of this club. Just a money making machine now. 10 minutes ago, Pizy said: Ornstein and others re-confirming that Maresca has been talking behind our backs to City several times recently. Incredibly unprofessional and disgraceful from him even when considering the clowns we have in charge. And theres the story out to try make it look like BlueCo’s decision is justified, just like with Tuchel despite nobody confirming what he did (Simon Jordan only one to even remotely discuss it without going into specifics) & him getting top jobs at Bayern and then England. And you’ve fallen for it. They do this every time. Edited 4 hours ago by OneMoSalah Blue Armour and Fernando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,681 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago I won't care from now on who they hire. After sacking Poch this was their guy because of the ex city connection, and gave him five years contract. They don't know what they are doing and still have not improved the defense. Won't bother anymore with who they get. Wake me up once these fools are gone. bigbluewillie and Blue Armour 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 661 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago BREAKING: ManCity and Enzo Maresca held talks last year, with contact between the two predating his Chelsea exit. The discussions are now emerging amid fallout from Maresca’s departure and internal tensions at Stamford Bridge. (@JacobsBen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,638 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago I predict they will hire Francesco Farioli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 661 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 🗯According to Simon Phillips, Kieran McKenna is also a name being discussed by the board! We Hate Scouse, xPetrCechx, bigbluewillie and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,392 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, mkh said: 🗯According to Simon Phillips, Kieran McKenna is also a name being discussed by the board! yees what a great addiction kieran will be to Chelsea I truly believe that he can surprasse the likes of mourinho, ferguson and specially guardiola With him, we will fight for big titles again I prayer for him to be the next Chelsea manager 😄 Vesper, mkh, bigbluewillie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 661 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 😄🙈 Vesper and bigbluewillie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,981 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) The BBC are now saying that there was friction long ago because he wouldn’t wear the clubs tracksuit, spoke at something in Italy without their permission & wanted to release a book (again without their permission). These lot are control freaks. Get them to fuck. And where is this information undoubtedly coming from? Probably inside the club, to make them look good & Maresca bad. Edited 4 hours ago by OneMoSalah Blue Armour, xPetrCechx and Fernando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,392 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Just now, mkh said: 😄🙈 lol clickbait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,651 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago One of the criticisms of Maresca was that he was chopping and changing a lot. It seems to be a medical department call in some cases. Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Strike 7,651 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, mkh said: The club briefings are an interesting read. Looks like they’ll get their new puppet in charge. Shortlist is sounding like McKenna and Rosenior. No serious links to Emery or Cesc yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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