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Chelsea ‘journey’ unaffected by December blip, says Maresca

Enzo Maresca has not overreacted to Chelsea's winless run, insisting that such setbacks were always to be expected so early in his side's 'journey'. Former Leicester City boss Maresca took charge at Stamford Bridge at the start of this season and appeared to have quickly turned Chelsea into a Premier League title contender. Yet a […]

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Maresca admits Fofana could be out for rest of season with a hamstring problem

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has revealed that defender Wesley Fofana could be out for the rest of the season with a hamstring problem. Fofana has been out of action since coming off against Aston Villa in early December in the latest of a long string of injuries since joining Chelsea from Leicester in 2022. The

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Chelsea boss Maresca: Fofana could miss rest of season with hamstring problem

Chelsea have been dealt a huge blow in their bid to revive their flagging form after head coach Enzo Maresca admitted centre-back Wesley Fofana could miss the rest of the season. The 24-year-old has not played since being substituted in the second half of last month's 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Maresca could not say

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Maresca backs Delap to become ‘an important player for England’

Liam Delap will be “an important player for England”, according to Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, who coached the striker in Manchester City's youth academy. Maresca and Delap meet again at Portman Road on Monday as Chelsea travel to struggling Ipswich Town in the Premier League. The 21-year-old son of former Stoke City player Rory Delap

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Inside Chelsea’s ‘tough love’ plan: Maresca has axed Madueke to warn others

Enzo Maresca has carte blanche as Chelsea's head coach to select his squad as he sees fit, without any undue influence from the impresarios above, and in the curious case of the missing Noni Madueke comes the expression 'three goals, you're out' . to think of. The first strike came in August, a verbal warning

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Enzo Maresca explains Noni Madueke absence with eight-word response

Noni Madueke was suspended by Enzo Maresca for Chelsea's first Premier League defeat since October, with the Blues boss making an example of the 22-year-old England international. Madueke was not injured as the winger missed the squad here, and Maresca instead named a bench with two goalkeepers and a couple of academy graduates. He used

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Maresca: Fulham defeat not a missed chance in Premier League title race

Enzo Maresca says Chelsea's latest defeat to Fulham was not a missed opportunity after they lost ground to Liverpool at the top of the table. The Blues were stunned by two late goals from Fulham as substitutes Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz canceled out Cole Palmer's first-half strike to seal a 2-1 win. The latter's

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Enzo Maresca insists that Cole Palmer is NOT safe from being dropped

Cole Palmer must do more to avoid being ruled out of games. The Chelsea manager adds that even his England superstar is not safe from being dropped. Strange as it may sound, given Palmer's reliability since signing from Manchester City for £42.5m and his ability to become Chelsea's match-winner in the blink of an eye,

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Maresca believes Fernandez is growing in stature at Chelsea

Enzo Maresca believes Enzo Fernandez's improved performances this season have seen him grow as a leader for Chelsea. Fernandez endured a difficult first full season at Chelsea under Mauricio Pochettino, struggling with a hernia problem that required surgery and caused him to miss 10 games. However, he has shone this season, with only Cole Palmer

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