Chelsea on verge of sacking Maresca after relations breakdown with tlub set to open new year with emergency talks.
Enzo Maresca’s relationship with Chelsea has completely collapsed, and he is about to leave the team. The head coach’s situation has been unexpected for weeks, and it is very likely that a parting of the ways will occur on Thursday.
Chelsea will have urgent negotiations regarding Maresca’s job to start the new year. It is anticipated that the Italian, who was jeered by fans during Tuesday’s poor 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge, won’t be in charge of Sunday’s trip to Manchester City. Maresca wants to quit the club, according to sources, although it’s uncertain if he will do so without receiving compensation.
Maresca’s judgements during games and, more significantly, his behaviour off the field have put Chelsea, who have only won one of their last seven league games, to the test. Following the team’s victory over Everton on December 13, the former manager of Leicester, whose team has slipped 15 points from winning places in the league this season, made cryptic remarks about having his “worst 48 hours” at the club, which caused uncertainty.
Maresca’s statement that he was too sick to hold his press conference following the Bournemouth match added to the stress. When Willy Caballero, Maresca’s assistant, addressed the media, club insiders were taken aback. Although the manager had been ill for two days, according to Caballero, there were rumours on Wednesday night that Maresca had explicitly stated that he did not want to perform his regular press obligations. He reportedly became unsatisfied with some aspects of the Chelsea project and was thinking about his options.
The club is anticipated to react after adopting a pessimistic perspective of the volatility. With the caveat that Maresca would be lucky to survive past January if the team’s bad record persisted, they were willing to give him time to turn around his team’s slump. However, it is now anticipated that things would escalate sooner rather than later.
Chelsea has backup plans in place despite the incredible speed of developments. They might look to Liam Rosenior, the manager of Strasbourg, who has long been seen as a possible Maresca replacement. Rosenior has made an impression with Chelsea’s Ligue 1 affiliate, Strasbourg.