Tag: Enzo

Cole Palmer: Chelsea forward’s groin injury makes no ‘sense’, says Enzo Maresca
13 December 2025 Off

Cole Palmer: Chelsea forward’s groin injury makes no ‘sense’, says Enzo Maresca

By Total Football News

Palmer’s injury concerns come in a World Cup season, with fierce competition for a place in England’s squad, let alone for the number 10 role.

During the last international camp, Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel said he will only call up two players for that position.

Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers started in the World Cup qualifying wins over Serbia and Albania, while Phil Foden came off the bench

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Enzo Fernandez: Video fallout brought me closer to Chelsea team-mates
1 December 2025 Off

Enzo Fernandez: Video fallout brought me closer to Chelsea team-mates

By Total Football News

Fernandez, who became Chelsea’s vice-captain that summer under manager Enzo Maresca, explained how he cut short his post-tournament holiday to apologise in person during their pre-season tour of the United States, when he also released a written statement saying he was “truly sorry”.

When asked if the episode strengthened his relationship with his team-mates, he replied: “Yes, absolutely.” He added: “It was a tough time, but my team-mates understood

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Burnley 0-2 Chelsea: Pedro Neto & Enzo Fernandez lift Chelsea into second in Premier League
22 November 2025 Off

Burnley 0-2 Chelsea: Pedro Neto & Enzo Fernandez lift Chelsea into second in Premier League

By Total Football News

However, resting players looked a gamble early on as Burnley started brightly, with Jaidon Anthony having two early shots blocked and Loum Tchaouna forcing a save from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez with a strike from the edge of the box.

Chelsea started slowly and tested Burnley keeper Martin Dubvravka with a tame long-range effort from Trevoh Chalobah.

But after Neto’s header put them ahead they took control, withdrawing captain Reece

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Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss responds to Wayne Rooney criticism about rotation
7 November 2025 Off

Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss responds to Wayne Rooney criticism about rotation

By Total Football News

“Since I joined the club, it’s my view to rotate players. No-one complains when you win. When you don’t win I can understand no-one is agreeing.

“I loved rotation as a player. Football is a bit different compared to years ago in terms of physicality and intensity. It’s impossible to play with the same players 65 games in one season.

“If you want to see the season like a marathon,

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Enzo Maresca: Rory Delap training with Chelsea but Marc Guiu in line to face Sunderland
24 October 2025 Off

Enzo Maresca: Rory Delap training with Chelsea but Marc Guiu in line to face Sunderland

By Total Football News

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca believes being ruthless with Marc Guiu has changed the teenage striker for the better after telling him he was unhappy “in all the ways” with his training efforts.

Maresca has summer signing Liam Delap back in training, albeit not quite ready to return to first-team action after a hamstring injury lay-off.

Delap has been sidelined since August, and it was his blow that prompted Chelsea to

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Cole Palmer injury: Chelsea forward out for ‘six more weeks’, says Enzo Maresca
17 October 2025 Off

Cole Palmer injury: Chelsea forward out for ‘six more weeks’, says Enzo Maresca

By Total Football News

The Chelsea manager said he was confident Palmer, who scored 15 Premier League goals last season, would not need surgery.

“We try to protect Cole as much as we can,” Maresca said. “The most important thing is when he comes back, he is fully fit.

“The medical staff are not magicians. We hope six weeks are enough. We need to see it step-by-step. For sure, he’s going to be OK.

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Is Enzo Maresca being hard done to by suggestions he is under pressure?
3 October 2025 Off

Is Enzo Maresca being hard done to by suggestions he is under pressure?

By Total Football News

Chelsea have had an average starting XI age in the Premier League of just 24.1 years, tied with Sunderland as the youngest, according to Transfermarkt.

The Blues have deliberately built a young squad, the only one in the Premier League not to have featured a player over 30 in a matchday squad.

However, this youth could be linked to both mistakes and indiscipline, and Chelsea have also faced criticism for

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Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss retains backing of the board
29 September 2025 Off

Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss retains backing of the board

By Total Football News

There is a sense behind the scenes at Chelsea that some of the negativity towards their start has been an over-reaction.

It has also been recognised there are likely to be undulations this season given a disrupted pre-season owing to their participation in the Club World Cup and the added workload created by their Champions League campaign.

While there has been disappointment in recent defeats by Manchester United and Brighton,

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Enzo Maresca: Has the mood changed around the Chelsea boss?
28 September 2025 Off

Enzo Maresca: Has the mood changed around the Chelsea boss?

By Total Football News

Maresca appears to have aimed several public barbs at the Chelsea hierarchy recently.

His first came in mid-August – and concerned his defensive options.

Maresca was seeking a replacement for injured defender Levi Colwill, who had been ruled out for the majority of the season because of a knee injury.

Chelsea had told him to work with alternative options, including Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, youngster Josh Acheampong and new

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Mykhailo Mudryk: Enzo Maresca yet to speak to player since FA charge
19 June 2025 Off

Mykhailo Mudryk: Enzo Maresca yet to speak to player since FA charge

By Total Football News

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he has yet to speak to Mykhailo Mudryk since the forward was charged with violating the Football Association’s anti-doping rules but insists the player retains the club’s support.

Ukraine international Mudryk, 24, was provisionally suspended by the FA in December after an “adverse finding in a routine urine test” and now faces a potential four-year ban.

Mudryk, who at the time of his suspension said

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