Enzo Maresca should have been a happy man after Chelsea’s game against Everton on Saturday.
Chelsea beat the Toffees 2-0 to end their run of four games without a win, with Cole Palmer scoring his first home goal of the season.
Maresca had reason to be positive, yet the Chelsea boss was in a foul mood after the full-time whistle.
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Maresca went on a rant, claiming that he had not been supported in the build-up to the Everton match.
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Chelsea confident Enzo Maresca will end talk about issues with owners and sporting directors
Following his outburst, there has been plenty of speculation about Maresca not seeing eye to eye with the Chelsea board.
However, according to talkSPORT, Chelsea’s owners expect Maresca to pour cold water on that kind of talk and make it clear that there are no issues between him and them or the club’s sporting directors.
The Club World Cup winners face Cardiff City in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, meaning that Maresca is scheduled to talk to the media on Monday in his pre-match press conference.
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It is there where Chelsea probably expect the Italian to clarify his post-Everton comments.
Maresca did have time to praise Alejandro Garnacho and a few others following his side’s win against Everton. Unsurprisingly, though, all of the focus is on what he said about not feeling supported.
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Chelsea need to support Enzo Maresca
It is not quite clear what Maresca meant by his comments. But if the former Leicester City man feels like he is not getting enough backing from the club, that needs to change.
Maresca has done an amazing job at Chelsea since taking over, winning two trophies last season and finishing fourth in the Premier League table. The Blues cannot afford to lose him. If they do, they will not find a better coach.
Chelsea’s successes in the Club World Cup and Conference League are often downplayed, but when you look at where they were before his arrival, Maresca certainly deserves praise.
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