Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca hit back at what he perceived to be the unrealistic expectations of the club’s own fanbase, insisting that winning Premier League matches is not as easy as a video game. Maresca’s impassioned rebuttal came after his side scraped and scratched their way to a 1-0 win at home to relegation-battling Leicester…
Chelsea claimed a vital 2-1 win in the first leg of the Europa Conference League clash against FC Copenhagen tonight, holding the advantage ahead of the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Enzo Fernández and Reece James both managed to get themselves on the scoresheet, with their goals allowing Enzo Maresca’s side to take one step…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca revealed that he threatened to substitute goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen if he played any long passes during his side’s 4-0 thumping of Southampton on Tuesday night. The Italian tactician has endured plenty of goalkeeping complications this season. Maresca spent the first six months of the campaign publicly backing Robert Sanchez despite his…
Enzo Maresca has admitted he’s concerned about the goalkeeping situation at Chelsea after Filip Jorgensen’s error let Aston Villa snatch all three points in Saturday’s late game. The Danish goalkeeper allowed Marco Asensio’s volley to squirm under his body in the dying embers of the game, consigning Chelsea to a third defeat in their last…
Enzo Maresca has assured fans that finishing in the top four is Chelsea’s target this season after receiving a wave of criticism for downplaying the club’s ambitions. Chelsea were seen as outside contenders to win the Premier League title just a few months ago but, after a miserable run of just two wins from their…
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca says he’s not at the club simply to survive and is instead focused on challenging for titles in the future. The Italian, appointed on a five-year contract last summer to replace Mauricio Pochettino, started the season superbly, leading Chelsea into the Premier League’s top two at one stage. That promising…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca revealed that his star striker Nicolas Jackson would be sidelined for “around six to eight weeks” with a hamstring issue, but also offered some more encouraging injury updates. Jackson pulled up less than ten minutes into the second half of Chelsea’s league meeting with West Ham United at the start of…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca suggested that the club’s talismanic attacking midfielder Cole Palmer could be moved up front after two strikers pulled up injured this week. Nicolas Jackson sustained a hamstring issue during Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over West Ham United on Monday night while Marc Guiu – the teenage forward who replaced him during that…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted he has “no regrets” about his club’s activity in the January transfer window, even though the west London outfit only signed one permanent player. To add to Maresca’s personnel problems, the Blues have lost two strikers to injury. While Nicolas Jackson’s thigh issue has been downplayed as a minor concern,…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confessed he has been “unfair” with Christopher Nkunku this season. Nkunku has been stuck firmly behind Nicolas Jackson in the pecking order, starting just three Premier League games, and was not the first option off the bench to replace the Senegal international in Monday’s 2-1 win over West Ham United….
Chelsea’s dire need for a new first-choice goalkeeper became even more apparent at the weekend when Robert Sanchez made yet another howler against Manchester City. In an attempt to collect a long pass to Erling Haaland from City ‘keeper Ederson, the Spaniard found himself in no man’s land, allowing Haaland to turn and lob the…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted that he still “trusts” goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after a disastrous performance during Saturday’s defeat to Manchester City, but did not commit to blindly sticking with the error-prone Spaniard. Sanchez didn’t cover himself in glory for City’s equaliser at the Etihad Stadium, failing to close down Matheus Nunes before the ball…
Real Madrid are now planning a unique offer to Chelsea as they set their sights on signing Enzo Fernandez, with a big-name player potentially on the table for Enzo Maresca in a direct exchange. Enzo Maresca wants new midfielder at Chelsea this month According to reliable Stamford Bridge reporter Simon Phillips, Maresca has personally requested…
Anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out have asked FIFA what, if any, action world football’s governing body has taken regarding the racism row surrounding Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez last summer. The Argentina international filmed himself and several of his compatriots singing a foul-mouthed chant in the aftermath of the 2024 Copa America final. The lyrics were…
Sunderland have bolstered their midfield with the loan signing of Enzo Le Fee from Roma. The 24-year-old French midfielder – who joined Roma from Rennes in the summer – will remain at the Stadium of Light until the end of the season. Le Fee, a product of the Lorient youth setup, previously worked under…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has moved to end the confusion surrounding centre-back Wesley Fofana’s latest injury. Fofana went down with a hamstring injury in early December which he immediately described as “a slight warning” and “nothing serious”, but after a month on the sidelines, Maresca publicly revealed there was a chance the 24-year-old could be…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca hinted at a push for defensive reinforcements during the January transfer window after his side were held to a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Blues have failed to win their last four matches, drawing with Everton and most recently Palace on either side of defeats to Fulham and…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has admitted that Wesley Fofana “could be out of the season” with his hamstring injury more serious than first feared. Fofana has been plagued by injury concerns ever since damaging his knee in October 2022, a matter of months after arriving from Leicester City in a deal worth around £69.5m. The…
