{"id":379201,"date":"2025-12-31T05:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/379201\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T05:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:12:09","slug":"why-enzo-maresca-will-be-angry-with-moises-caicedo-after-chelseas-2-2-draw-vs-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/379201\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Enzo Maresca will be angry with Moises Caicedo after Chelsea&#8217;s 2-2 draw vs Bournemouth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Enzo Maresca will be disappointed with something Moises Caicedo did in Chelsea\u2019s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues went 1-0 down within six minutes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stamford Bridge<\/a>, but they had turned it around 17 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Justin Kluivert scored the fourth goal of the game within half an hour to make it 2-2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/match-coverage\/worrying-full-time-scenes-at-stamford-bridge-after-chelsea-2-2-bournemouth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea were then unable to find a winner<\/a> despite being by far the better team throughout the second half.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/enzo-maresca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maresca<\/a> has more than just the result to worry about; he must deal with a problem\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/moises-caicedo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caicedo<\/a> has just\u00a0created.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Moises Caicedo is Chelsea\u2019s most important player\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Since he joined, Chelsea have won just 25% of games (2\/8) which Moises Caicedo hasn\u2019t started (Opta Analyst)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2248538599-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo clapping\" class=\"wp-image-338579\" \/>Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Moises Caicedo will miss Manchester City game after yellow card vs Bournemouth<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/the-four-crucial-chelsea-players-in-danger-of-missing-manchester-city-clash-in-january\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moises Caicedo had received four yellow cards<\/a> in the Premier League this season before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/match-coverage\/chelsea-player-ratings-vs-bournemouth-as-estevao-willian-shines-but-4-10-teammate-struggles-badly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea\u2019s game against Bournemouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This meant that if he picked up another booking on Tuesday night, he would then miss the Blues\u2019 trip to Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it took Caicedo just four minutes to commit a foul that referee Sam Barrott deemed to be a yellow card offence.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2244529773-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo clapping\" class=\"wp-image-334929\" \/>Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Ecuadorian can count himself unlucky, as there was minimal contact, but he made another reckless tackle during the first half anyway.<\/p>\n<p>He will now be suspended for Chelsea\u2019s match against Man City this weekend, making Maresca\u2019s job even more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>There is probably no worse fixture to be missing your ball-winning midfielder than away to a Pep Guardiola side.<\/p>\n<p>          Does Moises Caicedo have a discipline problem? \ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Caicedo receives one-game suspension!<\/p>\n<p>Moises Caicedo will miss Chelsea\u2019s game against Manchester City after picking up his fifth yellow card\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2252838152-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Newcastle United v Chelsea - Premier League\" class=\"wp-image-341586\" \/>Photo by Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Enzo Maresca must replace Moises Caicedo with Reece James vs Manchester City<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Maresca, there is an obvious solution to the problem Caicedo has created with his suspension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/reece-james\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reece James<\/a> has proven that he can be as good in central midfield as he is at right-back.<\/p>\n<p>He will surely play in the number six position alongside Enzo Fernandez at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, Maresca could play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/andrey-santos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrey Santos<\/a> in a deeper role, but that would not fill many Chelsea fans with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Enzo Maresca will be disappointed with something Moises Caicedo did in Chelsea\u2019s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth. 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