{"id":190738,"date":"2025-12-14T02:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T02:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/190738\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T02:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T02:58:09","slug":"maresca-after-chelsea-win-last-48-hours-have-been-worst-since-i-joined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/190738\/","title":{"rendered":"Maresca after Chelsea win: ‘Last \u200c48 hours have been worst since \u200bI joined’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said on Saturday he had been through his worst couple of days since he joined the London club in what \u200bseemed to be a barbed response by the Italian to criticism of their recent dip in form.<\/p>\n

Maresca<\/a> said \u200che wanted to praise his players after their \u200c2-0 win over Everton<\/a> in the Premier League, which ended a run of four games for the Blues<\/a> without a win in all competitions.<\/p>\n

“They are doing \u2060very well after a complicated week,” Maresca told reporters.<\/p>\n

“The last \u200c48 hours have been the worst 48 hours since \u200bI joined the club, because many people didn’t support us.”<\/p>\n

Chelsea lost 2-1 to Atalanta<\/a> in Italy in a Champions League game on Tuesday, having drawn with\u00a0Bournemouth<\/a> 0-0 last weekend \u200dand lost 3-1 \u200cto Leeds United<\/a> a few days before that.<\/p>\n

The dip in form followed a couple of strong performances, including a 1-1 draw with league leaders Arsenal<\/a> \u2060when Chelsea had 10 men for most of the game, due to a red card for Moises Caicedo<\/a>, and a 3-0 Champions League drubbing of Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Asked by reporters on Saturday to clarify his comments, Maresca said he felt that he and his players had not been supported “in general,” but he was very happy with the club’s fans.<\/p>\n

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The win over Everton lifted Chelsea back into \u2060fourth place in the Premier League table, leapfrogging \u200cCrystal Palace<\/a>, who play Manchester City<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Maresca joined Chelsea in 2024 after taking Leicester City back to the Premier League. He won the Europa Conference League at the end \u2060of his first season, followed by the \u200bClub World Cup in July.<\/p>\n

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