Enzo Maresca is a man with a point to prove that he focuses on football history for Chelsea in the UEFA Conference League final against Real Betis on Wednesday.
The victory in the final round of Premier League matches in Nottingham Forest On Sunday, the qualification for next season's Champions League insured.
Now Maresca's thoughts are changing to Wroclaw and the chance for Chelsea to become the first team that all five wins UEFA's most important men's club competitions.
The blues have won the Champions League, Europa League, Super Cup and the defeated cup winner's cup twice and can now complete the set if they overcome Betis in the final of Europe's newest competition in Poland.
Maresca has a roller coaster first season in the lead at Stamford Bridge after replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
His team was in mid-December at the moving distance from the final Premier-competition champions Liverpool before they stumbled poorly, but the results were picked up again at the end of the campaign.
Maresca, clearly frustrated, closed his critics after his youthful side had secured fourth place in the Premier League on Sunday with a 1-0 win over the city.
“All those who (think) are the answer, or all those they are the truth, they said we are too young, we are not good enough,” he said.
“Unfortunately for them they will be completely wrong, those who (think) are the truth and they have the answer for everything.”
Maresca, who was also criticized by fans about observed cautious tactics, uefa.com said that winning the Conference League would turn a good season into a “great” for Chelsea.
“It would be a way to say that we are back and that we are a winning club in Europe, and we hope to achieve that exactly.”
The West -London club is still waiting to win their first cutlery, because the consortium of Todd Boehly took over from the former owner Roman Abramovich in 2022.
The European Champions of 2021 were clear favorites to win the conference competition from the start of the competition and have won 11 of their 12 games.
Former Leicester -Baas Maresca, 45, played his team during the competition, offering opportunities to youth and frills players and has again emphasized the need to make changes to Wednesday's game.
Pellegrini 'Father figure'
Maresca will make his mind against the 71-year-old Manuel Pellegrini, a man he describes as a “father figure” of football after playing under him in Malaga and as an assistant coach at West Ham.
“I'm where I am today thanks to him,” he said. “I worked with Manuel for four years – two years as a player and two years as part of his staff. So I owe him so much in terms of what I have achieved.
“I am grateful for the relationship we have and the advice he gives me. He said I should never change.”
Immenses experienced ex-Reale Madrid and the boss of Manchester City Pellegrini said that his former protege was intended for a long career in football.
“You can often see which players can become good coaches – out of the impression they have on others, how they absorb concepts in training,” he said.
“With both Enzo and Willy (Caballero, Chelsea Assistant Coach) I was sure that they would become influential coaches at global level.”
The Chilean, whose side ended sixth in La Liga, can invoke the talents of the rejuvenated Antony, on loan from Manchester United, and Isco, who won five Champions League trophies in real Madrid.
And the club, which is located in Seville, which plays in their first European final, can worry about remarkable statistics.
Since the start of the 2001/02 season, all 23 Champions League, Europa League of Conference League have been finals that have won Spanish hopeful by a Spanish team won.
Pellegrini wants to set up a “show” in Wroclaw.
“We all know that winning is always very important, but I think how you win it even more important,” he said.