Enzo Maresca, the new manager of Chelsea, don dey make waves since him take over the team. Him dedication to football no be small thing, and him obsession with the game dey show in how him dey manage the Blues. Recently, Maresca admit say him once watch 38 Liverpool games in one week to analyse their tactics, ahead of Chelsea’s big match against the Reds on Sunday.
Chelsea and Liverpool go meet on Sunday, and both teams only get one defeat so far this season. Maresca, who dey face new Liverpool boss Arne Slot, don start well at Chelsea. After seven games, the Blues no lose since the opening day of the season, and dem dey six points and seven places better than last season at this time.
Maresca manage the fallout from another hectic transfer window with calm hand, and him get many positives. Players like Cole Palmer dey flourish, and competition for places dey bring out the best in Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, and Jadon Sancho. Defensively, Chelsea dey give up fewer chances and concede fewer goals compared to last year.
However, Maresca still dey grapple with how to get the best out of Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea’s £106.8m record signing. Fernandez, who play key role in Argentina‘s World Cup win, still dey puzzle fans and critics. Maresca dey use him differently, pushing him forward more like a left-sided No 8, but this change dey reduce his on-ball influence. Fernandez dey get fewer touches and make fewer passes than last season, and him numbers for shot-creating actions and passes into the box also dey down.
Despite these challenges, Maresca no show any doubt in Fernandez, even giving him the captain’s armband in the absence of Reece James. But critics, including Sky Sports’ Gary Neville, dey question his defensive game, saying him no secure off the ball and often get dribbled past.
