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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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 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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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has said their blip is to be expected during a football season ahead of their match against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Maresca's side were beaten 2-0 by Ipswich Town in their final game of 2024, meaning they go into the next match without a win in their last three matches.
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Enzo Maresca reiterated his view that Chelsea are not involved in the title race as those hopes took a huge blow with Monday's loss to struggling Ipswich Town. Chelsea were punished for a loose display as Kieran McKenna's side scored in both halves through Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson to secure a 2-0 win at
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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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Enzo Maresca admits it is important his Chelsea players show a response against Ipswich Town after their recent setback. The Blues followed up a frustrating goalless draw against lowly Everton with a late 2-1 home defeat to west London rivals Fulham last time out. Chelsea don't have to wait long to get that defeat out
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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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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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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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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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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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