little by little Enzo Maresca He takes Chelsea’s pulse after calming down Mauricio Pochettino at the end of last season and is currently the first coach since then Pep Guardiola in 2016 they won their first three Premier League games away from home: 2-6 against Wolverhampton, 0-1 against Bournemouth and 0-3 on Saturday against West Ham.
Calm seems to be reigning at Chelsea after a tumultuous few months due to disappointing results and a worrying transfer policy since then. Todd Boehly He became the owner of the club in May 2022.
Maresca He provided coherence on the field of play and in this context tomorrow, in the 1/16 final match of the League Cup against Barrow (of the Fourth Division), he will provide the first minute of the season in Ben Chilwell, a player who, like many others, was put on the transfer list in the summer market but did not find a team.
Two weeks ago, Maresca himself announced that Chelsea were trying to find a solution to reverse Chilwell’s situation, which finally has gone from being thrown to returning to training with the first ‘blue’ squad and will make his debut this season tomorrow.
Only 13 games in the last Premier
The 27-year-old English full-back lost his title with the arrival of Marc Cucurella in 2022. Furthermore, in recent seasons he suffered hamstring and knee injuries, which is why he only participated in 13 games in the last Premier League.
He was with Chelsea hoping to give the first joy to his fans at Stamford Bridge after losing to Manchester City (0-2) and drawing against Crystal Palace (1-1) in the Premier, although they beat Swiss Servette in the Conference League qualifier (2-0).
“We are still far from City and Arsenal”
Maresca believes his team is on the right track, but it still has a lot of progress to make. “I said we were ahead of what we expected today, but not in terms of results,” the Italian coach said in the preview of the match against Watford.
“In terms of aggression and how we play, yes, but in terms of results we are far from teams like City and Arsenal because we have to learn a lot,” admitted Maresca, who took over from Chelsea’s reins after achieving promotion to the Premier League last season under Leicester’s leadership.
Source: La Verdad
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