As I said I would do, when we knew who the new Chelsea manager was going to be, whoever that was, I would try and provide some positive insights and I will be backing them fully.
Whilst yes I still fully believe this is a HUGE risk and I have MASSIVE concerns about this appointment, I will support Enzo Maresca as Chelsea head coach, and there are certainly positives. I’m not just simply forcing this.
I will continue to voice any concerns I have, but ahead of a new season, I want to try and be as optimistic as I possibly can, even though its fearful and cautious optimism for now.
Maresca has a connection to one of the successful Italian managers to have managed Chelsea already, Claudio Ranieri.
Ranieri was one of the first people to call Maresca when he took the reigns at Leicester City last summer to congratulate and advise him. Players arrived back for Leicester’s pre-season campaign to see images on the walls of Leicester’s FA Cup and Community Shield victories in 2021. Maresca decided to put Ranieri’s achievements up on the walls!
He’s been hired due to his style of play, with Chelsea wanting to control games with possession-based football.
I do have some concerns over this with some fans, especially within Stamford Bridge. I do wonder how they will take to this style of play, remembering that many found Maurizio Sarri’s football ‘boring’ and there was even chants of ‘f**k Sarriball’ within the stadium at times.
All Maresca has to do though is win football matches (all he has to do is far from easy). Obviously we know we cannot win every game, but fans will be on his side if there is progress and improvements, regardless of the style of play.
A Manchester City-lite style of play is what Maresca has brought to Leicester during his year at the King Power.
That same patient play which ranks Guardiola’s side bottom of the Premier League for forward-pass proportion year after year was embedded almost overnight – in the…
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Author : Simon Phillips
Publish date : 2024-05-30 11:42:26
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