😑 Maresca on Sterling and Disasi: My father had it tough, not them | OneFootball

Enzo Maresca is not going to back down from his decision to exclude Axel Disasi and Raheem Sterling from Chelsea's first team.

The Italian coach provided a graphic example of the situation this morning when asked if he thought those two players were going through a tough time.

"My father is 75 years old and for 50 years he has been a fisherman, working from two in the morning until ten in the morning," he said. "That's what's tough in life, not being a footballer," he concluded.

"In any club in the world, when for some reason the player and the club don't find a solution, the player is given all the tools to train and do everything, but if he's not in the squad, he's not in the squad," he added.

Sterling and Disasi are training separately and have attracted the interest of the Professional Footballers' Association, which has approached the club this week to discuss the treatment both players are receiving.

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