‘Just one winner’ – Jamie Carragher makes daring Enzo Maresca prediction after Chelsea boss’ cryptic rant
Jamie Carragher doubts whether or not Enzo Maresca will nonetheless be in control of Chelsea subsequent season.
It comes after the Blues boss made cryptic feedback following his facet’s win over Everton.
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The victory ended a four-match winless run throughout all competitions for Maresca.
In the meantime, it leaves Chelsea fourth within the Premier League and eight factors adrift of leaders Arsenal.
After the match, Maresca claimed the build-up to Saturday’s contest had been the ‘worst’ since he joined the membership final summer season.
Talking to reporters in his post-match press convention, he defined: “That is the rationale why I reward the gamers as a result of with so many issues they’re doing very effectively after an advanced week.
“The final 48 hours has been the worst 48 hours since I joined the membership as a result of many individuals didn’t assist us.”
Maresca refused to make clear his feedback on Monday throughout his pre-match press convention forward of going through Cardiff Metropolis.
Chelsea are in Carabao Cup quarter-final motion on Tuesday evening.
As a substitute, the Italian repeatedly informed reporters he had ‘nothing so as to add’ when requested about his earlier feedback.
talkSPORT understands Maresca has grown annoyed with interference over choice, together with questioning his decision-making course of.
Chelsea insiders insist there may be freedom to problem on the membership nevertheless it have to be executed privately not through the media, and {that a} public assault on the membership from any supervisor will solely finish a method.
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Carragher reacts to Maresca feedback
Carragher has now shared his stance on Maresca’s future, admitting he believes there may be stress between the supervisor and the homeowners.
Showing on Sky Sports activities’ Monday Evening Soccer protection, he mentioned: “It isn’t unsure, he is talking concerning the proprietor and the sporting administrators.
“I believe it is a traditional case that we see with a whole lot of golf equipment now the place you’ve got a head coach, not a supervisor, and sporting administrators.
“What you get is the coach is available in initially and agrees to the phrases and situations, however then he feels that he is executed a very good job.
“And he has executed a very nice job, getting Champions League soccer final season, profitable a European competitors and profitable the Membership World Cup.
“So then slowly he appears like he ought to get extra energy. He’ll be actually disenchanted by Chelsea not going into the market and shopping for a centre-back in the summertime when (Levi) Colwill bought the large damage.
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“In the previous couple of weeks, their outcomes have simply turned on him just a little bit, so he is calling one thing out and he desires one thing within the public, which I do not agree with.
“We spoke about Mo Salah final week, this isn’t as excessive nevertheless it’s an analogous kind of scenario. I do not like folks going public, whether or not it is a supervisor or a participant, you kind it in home.
“However the issue for Enzo Maresca is, if he continues like this, there’s solely going to be one winner and it is not him.”
Carragher went on so as to add: “I do not suppose Maresca’s supervisor of Chelsea subsequent season.
“I believe once you come out and talk about your possession like that and also you begin going public, that is an enormous drawback. I do not see him there subsequent season.”
Maresca was appointed by Chelsea in July 2024 after guiding Leicester to the Championship title.
His present deal at Stamford Bridge is because of expire in the summertime of 2029 after he penned a five-year contract upon his arrival.
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