Enzo Maresca Thread

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

1 hour ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Things like this bug me, spurs finished low in the table right? So what this season they have a European cup and champions league next season, that’s a better season than Man City arsenal and us even if we win the ECL, no one remembers where u finish in a league for one season but they remember the cup you win, league position for most is for Europe spot, spurs got that finishing 4th from bottom.

Conference and top4 is definitely better than 17th place and Europa. 

[Mário César 1,231]

my huge doubt is about madueke 

I hope Chelsea offload sancho and mudryk, but about noni I have several doubts 

We will have neto, estevao, palmer and probably madueke.

I like him but I think he is not good enough for long term and if we receive a good offer I think we need to take him and buy another player for his position

departures: nkunku, felix, disasi, badi, fofana, mudryk, sancho and KDH

finally, what will happen with veiga? 

a sales simulation with euros:

nkunku - 40M 

felix - 25M 

Disasi - 10M

Badi - 10M

Fofana - 25M

Mudryk - 25M

KDH - 15M

At least 150M euros that we may receive this summer

We will have a lot of money to spend. Lets hope that board do it smartly 

 

 

Edited May 26 by Mário César

[Blue Armour 4,436]

1 hour ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Things like this bug me, spurs finished low in the table right? So what this season they have a European cup and champions league next season, that’s a better season than Man City arsenal and us even if we win the ECL, no one remembers where u finish in a league for one season but they remember the cup you win, league position for most is for Europe spot, spurs got that finishing 4th from bottom.

It's all in the eye of the beholder.

I mean, we gave Roberto DiMatteo full credit (and rightfully so) for winning the CL and FA cup, in an otherwise mediocre season domestically, but the point is that the facts eventually catch up. And in DiMatteo's case, the team performance in a few knockout rounds weren't enough to guarantee long term consistent success.

And that's my point with regards to Maresca and Ange. Full credit for their achievements this season.

But let's not pretend there weren't any problems. More so in Ange's case, tbf. If he wasn't facing a below par United side in the final, the paper talk and the fan talk would be vastly different right about now.

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

57 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Conference and top4 is definitely better than 17th place and Europa. 

Not really, their trophy is better than the one we could win and we both achieved champions league football, doesn’t matter how u get there the fact is they got there 

[Strike 7,474]

19 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Not really, their trophy is better than the one we could win and we both achieved champions league football, doesn’t matter how u get there the fact is they got there 

It matters when you see who among Spurs and Chelsea can make the step up now. We are well placed to kick on, make this a title winning team 

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

Just now, Strike said:

It matters when you see who among Spurs and Chelsea can make the step up now. We are well placed to kick on, make this a title winning team 

But that’s a separate thing, I didn’t claim spurs can kick on infact I doubt they will with ange in charge, my point is league position only matter when it actually counts for something 

[Strike 7,474]

28 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

But that’s a separate thing, I didn’t claim spurs can kick on infact I doubt they will with ange in charge, my point is league position only matter when it actually counts for something 

Yeah true. Maybe it's just me but I feel a lot better about Top 4 and slow progress than a cup win. Man United for example won a cup in 2024 and went on to have their worst season in recent memory

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

4 minutes ago, Strike said:

Yeah true. Maybe it's just me but I feel a lot better about Top 4 and slow progress than a cup win. Man United for example won a cup in 2024 and went on to have their worst season in recent memory

Man Utd is just a name now, they are not even a shadow of what they once were, if they are not careful they could end up being the next Leeds

[Strike 7,474]

On 26/05/2025 at 05:59, Blue Armour said:

After viewing his post-match comments, I'm very much in agreement with you about a need for an attitude shift. Really needs to create a more positive mindset. Probably no small wonder that players like Palmer seem off the pace.

His words: 

“All the ones that have the answers or the ones that have the truth, they were saying that we are too young, we are not good enough, they were waiting for Aston Villa to drop points for us to achieve the Champions League. They were saying that we were not able to win on this pitch because we are too young, because we are not experienced.

“Unfortunately for them, they have all been wrong. All the ones that have the truth and have the answer to everything.

“So in English, how you say? F off to all of them, because the players deserve that. The effort they have been doing is fantastic.”

I get the us vs them mentality, but he should be humble enough to accept that a lot of things did go his way with regards to other teams. And shitting on a portion the fan group, big Ange style, looks weak.

Ange is another one who made the most of an easy Europa league run, and now looks like a hero despite racking up 20 plus losses and a negative goal difference.

 

These quotes are really odd - He’s saying F off to the pundits saying we are not good enough. But when there was talk of a title challenge it was Maresca himself saying we are not good enough in the first place. 

[Bluepower777 31]

The man's A football genuis.  Yes matters could change quickly but why set up someone else for failure when  we already have the best possible option unless we can get Pep which of course is impossible. Sports with or without circumstances is like life, full of ups and downs. 

[Fernando 6,585]

Don't go overboard. 

I was one of the few backing him this whole season when most turn on him. 

But even then I know he ain't the second coming. 

I always said he ain't the worst out there but not the best out there neither, that he was okay for me and we can continue with him and get some continuity by building better our squad this summer. As often mention I was tired of sacking manager and then new manager comes in and want to try out all player to see what he likes.....

That being said if we fix the squad with the right players I would not be surprised to see Marasca doing exponentially much better then this season. However I will hold my analysis until November-December because if he has not improved by that time frame then I will join the sacking party. 

Other then that I'm glad he helped us get CL, and won the Conference league, now work on improving the squad. 

[Milan 17,955]