Enzo Maresca answers question on Chelsea’s Champions League transfer plans | OneFootball

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest in their final game of the Premier League season today to guarantee Champions League football, but after the game manager Enzo Maresca wasn’t given a moment to rest.

He was immediately asked about whether making it into the Champions League would help his team sign better players in the summer and he laughed the question off, begging for a moment to enjoy his achievements.

Enzo on transfer arrangements after Champions League qualification

Chelsea celebrate Champions League qualification as a group. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

“Now, I’m not thinking about next summer, to be honest. Today is a day that we have to be happy because we brought this club where this club has to be in the most important European competition. And we did today and this is the most important day for them. Now from tomorrow we start to prepare for Wednesday final and then we have days to see for next season.

We weren’t expecting him to say “yes this means we’ll spend £100m on a striker,” but there’s just no denying it gives us far more options financially and competitively.

Enzo sticks it to the haters and the losers

Maresca has bitten his tongue on a few occasions this season, but he really let it all out today, taking aim at his critics on several occasions. He told the doubters to “eff off”, and had several other moments where he mocked those who doubted his methods.

“People judge us because of the results. [If] were not able to win the game today, probably all of you judge this season a disaster. But it was not a disaster…. From January on, we played many good games. Some of you [journalists] said that from January, we didn’t play so many good games. But I think from January, we played many good games. And today we achieved an important target for this club. And we are happy.”

Enjoy the moment Enzo! There are bigger tests to come.