Enzo Maresca has shared his opinion after leaving Chelsea last week. The Italian tactician parted ways with the club after around 1.5 years in charge.
Enzo Maresca's stats as Chelsea manager
The Blues named Maresca as their head coach in the summer of 2024 after parting ways with Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian won the UEFA Europa Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup in his first season. They also managed to finish fourth in the Premier League standings.
However, after having a clash with the Club's owners, Enzo Maresca departed last week. On Tuesday, January 6, the former Leicester City head coach dropped a message on Instagram, writing:
"“LEAVE THIS WORLD A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT” My journey with Chelsea began with the preliminary rounds of the Conference League. I leave with the inner peace of leaving a prestigious club like Chelsea where it deserves to be."
He shared his gratitude for the Club's fans and wished the players the best, writing:
"I want to thank all the Chelsea fans for their support over the last 18 months. Support that was crucial to achieving Champions League qualification, winning the Conference League, and winning the Club World Cup. Victories that I will always hold in my heart!
"A special thank you to all the players who have accompanied me on this wonderful journey. I wish everyone who has shared every moment with me every success in this second half of the season and in the future. Thank you, CHELSEA 💙 from me and my family," he added.
The west London based club have announced Liam Rosenior as their new head coach.
Premier League icon lambasts Chelsea's decision to part ways with Enzo Maresca
Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer lambasted the Chelsea ownership after Enzo Maresca's exit. He called the club 'bonkers' for parting ways with the coach who won two trophies last season. He signalled towards their performance in November saying:
"You know when you go into that job what you're doing. It's a very different football club to others in terms of how it's managed. That's not Maresca. That's the people above him. Their model is obviously to buy young, develop them, and give them crazy long contracts with the potential to sell. The guy that left won two trophies last year. They were sitting in fifth, one win off the top four, so, I think he did a really good job. I'm not sure he could have done any better. His stock is high. Am I surprised? Not really."
The Premier League all-time top scorer added:
"I think Chelsea is a bonkers football club at times. That's the owners, that's how they want to run their club. It's very different, and that's what Maresca was trying to tell us with that little rant three weeks ago. He was manager of the month in November. I know they've only won one in seven, and at a top club that is hard to watch, but nothing surprises me in football, let alone at that club."
The Blues have just one of their last eight matches across all competitions. They will next face Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Wednesday, January 7.