Rumors became certainty: Enzo Maresca is no longer the coach of the English football club Chelsea FC.
As the Londoners announced on their club website on New Year’s Day, they wanted to give the team the chance to get back on track with the separation. The club from west London did not provide any information about the successor. Chelsea will face second in the table in the top game on Sunday (6.30 p.m./”Sky”) Manchester City.
Maresca had the “blues“Took over in the summer of 2024 and won both the Conference League and the Club World Cup in his debut season.”These successes will remain an important part of the club’s recent history and we thank him for his services to the club“said the club.
Fans chant against Maresca
“We thank Enzo for his contribution to the successes and wish him all the best for the future“, the club continued. In the previous days there had been rumors in various media reports about the Italian’s departure. In terms of sport, things were going well recently in the Premier League not good: The “Blues” only got one win from their last seven games and slipped to fifth place in the table. Chelsea are 15 points behind leaders Arsenal FC.
Even beyond the sporting performance, there were repeated reports of differences between Maresca and the club management. According to the British media, Maresca missed the appreciation of the club management and a significant say in transfers. Maresca has recently been attacked by their own fans in the form of chants, among other things because of the substitution of striker Cole Palmer on Tuesday in the league game against AFC Bournemouth (2:2).