Maresca feels hung out to dry by Chelsea’s transfer policy – the best explanation for manager’s rant so far | OneFootball

Enzo Maresca’s explosive comments on Saturday night have generated a lot of chatter, mainly because people don’t know exactly what he meant.

He was asked more about it today, but basically refused to elaborate or explain. That’s not helped matters – speculation is still running wild about what he meant.

Maresca suffers from club division

Enzo Maresca arrives at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Simon Jordan was on TalkSport, and gave his take on what it all meant. He seems to think there’s a division within the ownership about how the team should be run, and that dispute is frustrating the manager:

“There’s a school of thought, that I am led to believe, that there are differing agendas about what this team should be capable of doing and who should be playing,” Jordan said.

“If he’s been caught in a position of differing agendas, I think he’s got a fair point – ‘if you want to win things, you’ve got to give me experienced players alongside young players’. If he’s got these views, he’s not well served in putting them in the public domain. I don’t think there’s a bigger job for Enzo Maresca than Chelsea.”

This is an interesting angle on things, and we’d have to agree it makes sense. Maresca feels he’s being hung out to dry by being given a young and inexperienced squad which isn’t capable of competing on two fronts, while some elements at the club still want them to win everything.

In other news…

Chelsea’s performances of late haven’t been amazing – but they’re trending in the right direction according to the stats, which show their defence tightening up and some improvements in terms of xG too.

Malo Gusto should get a rest tomorrow night – but he’s also a vitally important player for this team given his versatility. Enzo Maresca spoke about his usage in midfield in one of the more interesting answers from the press conference.