How cracks have appeared between Maresca and Chelsea

How cracks have appeared between Maresca and Chelsea

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Chelsea’s excitement over the Club World Cup is fading, and Enzo Maresca, the manager, seems to have had a change of heart.

After a red card in a second successive match, which allowed Brighton to come from behind to win 3-1 at Stamford Bridge, the Italian saw his team leave the field to a smattering of boos on Saturday.

After winning the Conference League, qualifying for the Champions League, and lifting the Club World Cup, Maresca was at his best.

However, he has started to show signs of cracks and made comments in recent weeks that will not have impressed his bosses.

After Brighton beat, five of them, including co-owner Behdad Eghbali, co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, recruitments managers Sam Jewell and Joe Shields, and co-owners Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, entered the dressing room.

Maresca, however, quickly reaffirmed that was acceptable.

He claimed that they have always used the restroom.

“We have a meeting room in the changing room where we can discuss the game after every game.” Nothing about it altered.

The Blues lost the game after substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper scored in stoppage time to pay for Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card.

According to what information, Chelsea has set Maresca as the 2015 Champions League qualifying goal with the intention of reviewing it at the end of the campaign.

Maresca will be aware that pressure is increasing naturally given that she has only eight points from six games and two Premier League defeats in a row.

Alan Shearer, a pundit for BBC Match of the Day, said: “I think once you accept that position, you know you are under pressure if you lose games, and they have lost two.

That’s the management’s rule, I suppose, but it’s more important at Chelsea. You can’t lose games, and they have now lost two, so I think you are aware of the situation.

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The club “did not mention anything,” the club claimed.

Maresca appears to have recently addressed the Chelsea hierarchy in front of the media in public.

His initial appearance was in mid-August, and it concerned his defensive choices.

Maresca sought to replace injured defender Levi Colwill, who had been sidelined for the majority of the season due to a knee injury.

He was instructed to work with other players like Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, and Jorrel Hato, who were also Chelsea signings.

The club is completely aware of my opinion, Maresca told the media.

He continued, stating that no one else besides Tosin Adarabioyo, who is currently injured, could match Colwill’s ability to perform the job.

He responded, “You like to talk about central defenders? ” when asked again by BBC Sport about signing a defender. I’ve already spoken. Thank you very much.

Instead, Chelsea paid $40 million for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, who has featured in just one league game as a substitute.

Since being called out of his loan at Sunderland after Liam Delap injured a hamstring, Marc Guiu hasn’t played any football while academy product Acheampong, who is highly regarded at the club, has hardly ever been called upon.

Maresca said of Liverpool in his press conference following their recent win at Lincoln: “If they continue in this way, I think it is impossible to catch them, not just for us, but for all the clubs.”

The players they have chosen to buy show the club’s desire to return for the Premier League and Champions League, which is quite obvious. “They have been doing a fantastic job since last year.

That contrasts sharply with his comments following Brighton’s defeat, in which he claimed the squad’s lack of experience was making costly errors.

He also suggested that he should not make any decisions regarding recalling defender Axel Disasi, who was previously a member of the so-called “bomb squad,” adding: “The club didn’t mention nothing, so there is no news.

Delap has joined Maresca on the sidelines with his four key central defenders and veteran attacker Cole Palmer, who both have injury issues.

What the fans said, “Chelsea have themselves to blame”

These contributions were made on Saturday’s Premier League live feed:

Saqib: Chelsea is terrible, and our lack of experience has cost us once more.

Harry: Chelsea lacks a lot of skilled, senior professionals. They need to switch to some proven, collected, and calm defenders and midfielders and stop operating as a business for a while. Buy a new keeper for the love of everything. They lack such a sense of discipline.

Alex: Chelsea will need to employ a proven, vocal, and knowledgeable centre-back, or two, if they want to make any of their recent lucrative business profitable. This young person needs it most.

Cian: Chelsea is only to blame themselves once more. We are unable to stop the game while we are in control.

Louie, you’d think Maresca would have taken lessons from Maresca’s red card from the previous game. Who wasn’t a striker in the first place and does all the hard work once more with his subs, leaving Joao Pedro to do it alone? In my opinion, this is the beginning of Maresca’s era.

Mike: Maresca and his tactics were not liked by many Chelsea fans last year, but his success did some people’s business. This season has been terrible! Lucky to win the opening game against Palace. He must leave now.

Maresca must leave, John. Given the amount of money spent, terrible.

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