Chelsea officially announced the new manager, Mikel's interview became a point, and Maresca sat firmly in the three elements of the managerial position

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2024-06-04 15:09Published in Shanxi

Chelsea officially announced the new manager, Mikel's interview became a point, and Maresca sat firmly in the three elements of the managerial position

On 03 June, Chelsea officially announced that the 44-year-old Italian Maresca will be appointed as the first-team manager, and the two sides signed a five-year contract with a one-year extension option, and the new coach will officially take office on July 1. Chelsea's new boss Todd Boehly has also changed managers frequently, but compared to his former boss Abou, the vision of the manager is indeed less than satisfactory. The club's top management also paid Leicester City a release fee of more than 10 million euros in order to bring in Maresca, which also puzzled some fans, because there are more competent candidates for the current manager.

Maresca began his coaching career after retiring in 2017 and has worked as an assistant coach for Sevilla and West Ham. In 2020, he became Manchester City's Under-23 manager, and the following year he took charge of Parma. Maresca returned to Manchester City in 2022 as Pep Guardiola's assistant coach, winning the treble with the team that season. Having taken charge of Leicester City in July 2023 and leading the team to the Championship title this season and promotion to the Premier League, the manager has quality, but the lack of European experience is worrying. Chelsea finished sixth in the league this season and qualified for the Europa League, with a play-off win still needed to qualify for the main event.

Recent news suggests that most of the players within Chelsea are welcoming new boss Maresca as he is also a tactical manager and has shown his quality during his time as an assistant coach alongside Guardiola, which is exactly what Chelsea's hierarchy is optimistic about. However, other sources also suggest that the Blues players have complained about the club sending Pochettino away, as the boss has already mastered the secrets of his team's success, and the club's hierarchy should have given more time.

Based on the above two points, Maresca needs to stabilize the dressing room after his succession, because it is only possible to establish himself in the Premier League if he has a team spirit. In a recent interview with the new manager, Chelsea veteran Mikel Mikel spoke about the reasons why Villas-Boas was out of control in the Blues' dressing room, saying that after becoming the head coach of the team, Villas-Boas felt he needed to do something to make the players respect him, and after a few games, he left vice-captain Frank Lampard out of the squad without giving any explanation to the players, a move that also cost him support.

Mikel talks about things that also need to be paid attention to by the new Blues manager, the current squad is full of Chelsea's most difficult period to stay at the Bridge, and some of the new talent in last season is also remarkable, the new manager will bring in some players, and may also bring in the old department to pitch, how to balance the dressing room is also very important, in addition to the start of the league will also test the strength of the new manager.

However, because many players were injured for a long time last season, including captain James, vice-captain Ben Chilwell, and Nkunku, Lavia and others last summer, after the coach succeeds him, the full main squad in place can completely redefine the starting position according to his own wishes, because these people are all powerful, and reasonable rotation is also a compulsory course for Premier League giants.

Last season's Chelsea Player of the Year was Palmer, and he was grateful and recognised by his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino, who first halted the club's decline and then put the team back on the right track, especially with a winning streak at the end of the season. Pochettino laid the foundations for the squad when he arrived, then made sure everyone needed what they needed and then told everyone what they wanted to do. Palmer said the manager was good because he relaxed himself and that was why he was doing better. Palmer was also given the opportunity to play for England at the European Championships, but the tournament will also make Chelsea's core players more tired, and the boss will have to deal with the effects of fatigue and injuries.

After Maresca's arrival, the team also has pre-season events, and many of the team's loaned players have returned to the team to be investigated, and there are many young reserves in the team.

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