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20 Dec

Two Chelsea players will ask to leave next month – Maresca

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Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has said he expects two members of his squad to ask to leave the Premier League club when the January window opens. Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka have barely featured under Maresca who arrived in the summer. Chilwell has played only 45 minutes in the Carabao Cup all season and Chukwuemeka has made a single start in the UEFA Conference League. Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s trip to Chelsea this Sunday, Maresca said: “There are players that unfortunately didn’t play a lot with us in all the competitions, like Chilwell, like Carney. “Probably they’re the first that…

11 Nov

Palmer didn’t play well- Ex-England manager questions Maresca’s tactics

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Former England manager, Glenn Hoddle has questioned Chelsea boss, Enzo Maresca’s set-up against Arsenal. Hoddle suggested that Maresca restrained Chelsea’s main attacking threat Cole Palmer with his tactics against the Gunners. Gabriel Martinelli gave Mikel Arteta’s side the lead before Pedro Neto equalized for the hosts at Stamford Bridge as the match ended 1-1 draw. Speaking on Stadium Atsro, Hoddle said Palmer didn’t play well against Arsenal. “So they didn’t put him in midfield, they put [Malo] Gusto in midfield from the right-back position which stopped Palmer for me,” Hoddle said. “Gusto played in that inside left channel and tied…

22 Aug

Maresca ‘Honest, Not Brutal’ To Sterling And Chilwell

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Enzo Maresca said he has been “honest” rather than brutal with Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell as both continue to train away from Chelsea’s first-team squad. The Chelsea manager believes he has been clear with the “more than 15 players” – including forward Sterling and left-back Chilwell – who are being asked to train apart from his main group. Maresca said Chelsea look like “a mess… from outside” as they attempt to trim a bloated squad, but he insisted that was far from being the reality. He also denied there is any further need for “clarity” about Sterling’s status, as…

06 Aug

Change Needed To ‘Protect’ Academy Players – Maresca

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has called on the Premier League to change their financial rules so clubs do not feel “compelled” to sell academy players. When clubs sell academy graduates the entire transfer fee goes down as ‘pure profit’ in their accounts and can help them navigate the top flight’s strict profit and sustainability rules. Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, who has been at the club since he was eight, has agreed to join Atletico Madrid in a £33m deal. Mason Mount (£55m), Lewis Hall (£28m), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£15m), Ian Maatsen (£35m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5m) and Billy Gilmour (£7.5m) are among…