Enzo Maresca gives blunt response to how his relationship is with Chelsea board | OneFootball

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has given a blunt response to how his relationship is with the Chelsea board.

It all came out over the last few days and it has become the big story around Chelsea right now.

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After the Everton win on Saturday, Maresca went on a rant in his post match presser where he said he had just had the “worst 48 hours” since joining Chelsea.

He said he had had a lack of support, but didn’t reveal any more when pressed. So of course everyone wanted to know more.

The Blues boss doubled down on his comments yesterday in the press conference ahead of the League Cup game tonight. Or at least that is what we thought.

It seems he was pressed more about his relationship with the sporting directors and the owners in the embargoed section of the interview that was released late last night, and he decided to actually answer that question.

Maresca on owners

Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart with Behdad Eghbali.

As cited by The Evening Standard, when sked how strong his relationship with the Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali and co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart is, he replied: “It’s ok, it’s good.”

Pushed on whether it is as good as it has always been, he added: “I think so, yes.”

Most important figure

Maresca was also asked whether he feels the head coach is the most important figure at Chelsea, or indeed at any football club.

“I think the ones that put the money in are, not the manager,” he said. “It is the owner. I think they are the most important people in a football club.

“The manager is an important part but is not the most important one.”