Former Leicester boss joined Chelsea in 2024 and won Europa Conference League and Club World Cup
Chelsea won one of six Premier League games in December and two of eight in all competitions
‘Worst 48 hours’ since I joined Chelsea – Maresca’s post-Everton rant
After their 2-0 win over Everton on 13 December, the Italian described the build-up to the match as “the worst 48 hours” since he arrived at the club.
Speaking in this post-match press conference, Maresca said: “The way the players want to learn has been fantastic and this is the reason why I praise them – because with so many problems, they are doing very well after a complicated week.
“Since I joined the club, the last 48 hours have been the worst because many people didn’t support us.”
Pressed on what he meant, he added: “Worst 48 hours since I joined the club because people didn’t support me and the team.”
When asked if he meant people internally at Chelsea, he replied: “In general. In general,” before clarifying when asked if it was aimed at fans or the media: “I love the fans and we are very happy with the fans.”
Enzo Maresca delighted key figures at Stamford Bridge – including sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, and influential co-owner Behdad Eghbali – by steering Chelsea to a top-four finish and winning the Uefa Conference League and Club World Cup last year.
Yet success soon turned to sourness in his relationship with the hierarchy.
Even his own employees were taken aback when, following Chelsea’s lone Premier League victory over Everton in December, Maresca claimed that “many people” had made it his “worst 48 hours” since joining the team..
Senior management and club employees, who would have preferred any conversations to be kept private, were not informed of those remarks..
