Dad’s fisherman life harder than Sterling & Disasi’s – Maresca

Enzo Maresca, the manager of Chelsea, said his father has lived a “hard life” more than his team’s alleged “bomb squad” players and that he has no sympathy for Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi.

Chelsea and the Professional Footballers’ Association spoke in response to the Italian’s comments regarding Sterling and Disasi’s continued inclusion in Maresca’s first-team squad.

Maresca responded to a question about the pair’s separate training from their respective teams by stating: “I’ve been in Raheem’s and Axel’s situations as a player.”

For sure, I am aware that it may not be the best experience for a player. The situation is the one at the moment, but I am certain that the club is working in a good way.

The 45-year-old added, “My father is 75 years old and has worked as a fisherman for 50 years, working from two o’clock in the morning until 10 o’clock in the morning,” when asked if the situation is mentally challenging for the pair.

Not the way a player works, they say. This is a difficult life.

Despite not playing for the senior team, the PFA is in contact with the Blues to make sure Sterling and Disasi have the resources to train to the best of their ability.

Fifa, the governing body for international football, has strict rules for players who are disbanded from their squads in situations that might result in the club’s “abusive conduct,” which could result in a player being fired for “just cause.”

Maresca continued, “You give the player every tool to train and do anything, but if you are not in the squad, you are not in the squad.”

It’s not Chelsea, but any other club in the world, is how they say.

Sterling, 30, has just under two years left on his £325, 000-per-week contract. He was expected to leave Chelsea this summer.

Sterling expressed interest in playing for a number of foreign clubs, including Napoli, Juventus, and Bayer Leverkusen, but he preferred to live in London and care for his family.

Fulham signed alternate options for their wide positions while Arsenal chose not to sign their loanee from last year.

Disasi, whose contract expires in 2029, also applied for a loan move to his former club Monaco, but they did not make a formal offer.

When the Blues take on his former club Manchester United on Saturday, Maresca claims winger Alejandro Garnacho is “ready to start.”

Since joining Chelsea for a $40 million deal in August, the 21-year-old has made two substitute appearances.

At the end of last season, United head coach Ruben Amorim told Garnacho to find a new club and gave him a schedule for training before his departure.

In the 1-0 Europa League final defeat suffered by Tottenham, he had objected to Amorim’s choice not to start him.

Maresca said, “I don’t know, I’m worried about the possibility of the Argentine attacker being booed at Old Trafford. It wasn’t easy to see Marc Cucurella play against Bayern Munich, but you have to learn to withstand these kinds of circumstances.