Enzo Maresca began his new role on 1 July 2024 on a five-year contract, with a club option of a further year with Chelsea.
The Italian man has replaced Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge to bring and elevate the team to heights which they are finding very hard to gain.
Maresca’s previous experience and performance has been remarkable and stirring, he led Leicester City to the 2023-24 Championship title after the club had been relegated from the Premier League. The Italian took over the job in June 2023 and enjoyed a successful one-season reign. Leicester finished a point above fellow promoted side Ipswich Town. The Foxes claimed 97 points from 46 matches (W31 D4 L11). They scored 89 goals and conceded 41.
Before managing Leicester, Maresca was at Parma. He joined the Serie B outfit in May 2021 and was sacked in November and managed 14 matches (W4 D5 L5). He clocked a win percentage of 28.57.
Maresca was at Manchester City and helped their U23 team win Premier League 2 title in 2020-21.In June 2022, he returned to Manchester City as one of Pep Guardiola’s assistant managers. Notably, City won a historic Treble in 2022-23. In his only season at Leicester, he won the league title. He also bagged four Championship Manager of the Month awards.
Maresca eyeing for a noteworthy season with Chelsea
With Maresca, Chelsea hope to get back among Europe’s elite by playing Champions League football.They also like his style of play which is similar to Guardiola. Moreover, Marseca’s tactical acumen and relentless demands can help Chelsea.
Stamford Bridge is preparing to ramp up their transfer activity this week following the conclusion of Euro 2024 with a flurry of incomings and outgoings expected.
The Blues have already clinched six new signings, with Tosin Adarbioyo, Estevao Willian, Marc Guiu, Omari Kellyman, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Renato Veiga all arriving to the tune of £93million. But Blues fans can expect to see even more new faces in west London as Enzo Maresca finalises his squad for the new Premier League campaign.
On the exit front, Conor Gallagher remains a big talking point. His future is uncertain and talks over a departure continue, Atletico Madrid are the most recent team discussing things. Trevoh Chalobah is in the same camp and fresh links to Murillo only raise questions over how long he will be around.
Thus, Enzo Maresca has a larger role to play in using this new talents to their full potential in order to bring a reason of joy and excitement in the hearts of their fans and Owners as well.
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