This was the second longest stoppage of the tournament, with Benfica having had another two-hour stoppage delaying the start of their match against Auckland City. There have been six similar stoppages in five different cities, including Mamelodi Sundowns against Ulsan HD, which also happened in Orlando, because of heavy rain and storms. And there were...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says it is “impossible” to organise normal training sessions amid a “code red” severe heat warning in Philadelphia at the Club World Cup. The Blues players trained at Subaru Park, the home of local Major League Soccer (MLS) side Philadelphia Union, in 37C. The 45% humidity means it feels more like...
“I said before the play-off final that my heart was in Sunderland – I wanted to stay, and this made it the most important game of my life. Together, we did it,” Le Fee told the club website. “From the moment I arrived, I have enjoyed my football, my team-mates, and our supporters. We shared...
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca hopes his team’s 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the Conference League final can be the “starting point” for finding a winning mentality within the club. READ MORE: Widely mocked, wildly celebrated – how Chelsea won the Conference League Read full article at source...
“If I know how he thinks, he probably also knows how I think,” said Maresca of the opposition boss. “So I don’t think it gives us an advantage in this final.” This game is very much master versus apprentice. In an interview while managing Manchester City’s Under-21s in 2020, Maresca said: “Manuel was both the...
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is expected to lead the team into next season even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. The club hierarchy, led by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, plan to reserve judgement on the 45-year-old Italian until the summer of 2026. That is despite ongoing uncertainty over...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he is excited to face his “professional dad” after Manuel Pellegrini-managed Real Betis qualified for the Conference League final. Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored as Chelsea won 1-0 on the night against Djurgarden and 5-1 on aggregate while Spanish club Betis needed extra time to beat Fiorentina 4-3 on aggregate over...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says the club can make a statement and prove they are “back” by winning the Conference League. The Blues are 4-1 up after the first leg of the semi-final at Swedish club Djurgarden last week and are strong favourites to progress to a final against Real Betis or Fiorentina, which will...
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says 16-year-old Reggie Walsh is “very young, but in the way we want to play, in our way, in our style, he’s perfect”. Walsh made his debut in the 4-1 win away to Djurgarden in Thursday’s Conference League semi-final first leg, READ MORE: From GCSEs to European semi-final – meet Chelsea’s...
Chelsea forward Cole Palmer’s recent struggles on the pitch are “a mental thing”, says boss Enzo Maresca. The England international, 22, has not scored in 16 games – having netted 14 times in his first 23 games of the season. Chelsea have slipped from second place to sixth – and out of the Champions League...
The celebrations were wild. As Pedro Neto’s 93rd-minute stunner completed a defiant Chelsea fightback at Fulham, there was no doubt about the importance of the strike. Chelsea leapfrogged rivals Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest to return to the Premier League top five, a spot which would earn the club qualification for the Champions League next...
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca supports Reece James’ criticism of his team-mates, saying it is “absolutely” the sort of leadership he wants to see from the Blues captain. James, 25, was critical of Chelsea’s “poor performance” in the 2-1 defeat by Legia Warsaw at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Though the Blues progressed to the semi-finals...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has urged fans to trust him and says the team is improving under his leadership. The Italian, 45, saw his team jeered by some fans while they were losing at home to Ipswich on Sunday in a game where they eventually came back to draw 2-2. After the match, the coach...
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca praised the club’s academy graduates after Tyrique George scored his first senior goal and fellow teenager Josh Acheampong also impressed in their 3-0 Conference League quarter-final first-leg win over Legia Warsaw. Winger George, who has never started a Premier League match but regularly featured in Europe, showed quick reactions to hand...
When Enzo Maresca’s starting line-up was announced before Chelsea’s trip to Brentford on Sunday, there was a sense of surprise among many Blues fans across social media. And, after a drab goalless draw at Brentford stretched their winless away run to eight matches to leave their Champions League hopes in the balance, the questions about...