Enzo Maresca Chelsea record earns Romano praise

October 9, 2024Ligue 1

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has made a strong start to life at Stamford Bridge and Fabrizio Romano has spoken exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column to provide some insight into why the new Blues boss has done so well.

The Italian tactician impressed at his former club Leicester City, but he’s relatively inexperienced at the highest level, so some will undoubtedly have seen it as a gamble when Chelsea gave him the job this summer.

Now, however, it’s increasingly looking like a fine decision by the west London giants, with Chelsea playing some fine football under Maresca, and with many of the club’s expensive signings finally starting to look more settled and confident in what they’re doing.

Romano has given credit to Maresca for improving the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge, saying Chelsea’s players all seem really happy under the 44-year-old.

Enzo Maresca has started well as Chelsea manager (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Enzo Maresca’s strong Chelsea start explained by Fabrizio Romano

“It’s been a really strong start to the season for Chelsea and I think Enzo Maresca deserves credit after his arrival this summer in what was not the easiest moment,” Romano said.

“Mauricio Pochettino had also done well towards the end of last season, but the club decided to go in a different direction, though it now looks like it’s proved to be a smart call, even on an inexperienced name in his first Premier League job.