Maresca acknowledges Pep pressure, sticking around & Rodri speculationpublished at 14:02 BST
14:02 BST
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport
Enzo Maresca has just wrapped up his first press conference as Manchester City boss.
He appeared relaxed and understood the pressure of succeeding Pep Guardiola, widely considered the greatest manager ever.
As someone who called time on his own Chelsea career way before his contract was up, it was interesting that Maresca mentioned the fact that Manchester City have only had three coaches in 17 years, saying that was “not normal”.
He will surely understand the expectation at this club for managers to stick around…And succeed.
He acknowledged the need to do a bit of transfer business but would not be drawn on the speculation around Rodri.
Time will tell what the future holds for the Spaniard along with the likes of James Trafford and Jack Grealish.