6 h. ago It’s complicated: Awkward marriage of Maresca and Chelsea provides great drama | Barney Ronay

Enzo Maresca loves controlled buildup play from the back. Chelsea fans tend to like forceful, direct football. Conflict of some kind always seemed inevitableThere was a new story this week about a team of a hundred scientists who have spent nine years analysing a single cubic millimetre of mouse brain. The one hundred scientists have finally published their results. And those results are basically: “Whoah, have you seen this stuff?”What they found inside the cubic millimetre of mouse brain was an eternity of wiring, just miles and miles of tiny wire to be untangled, pictured in the accompanying article clumped into a single mass, like a pan of mouse brain vermicelli left overnight in the sink. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Enzo Maresca fires stark Chelsea warning over Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson goal droughts

Blues boss admits his concern as key attacking duo fail to find the net again despite surprise starts against Legia Warsaw

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13 h. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca reveals comeback plan with major injury boost for Fulham derby

Blues star back in training and ready to play at Craven Cottage this weekend

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13 h. ago Enzo Maresca has no doubt he has backing of Chelsea’s owners

The Blues limped into the semi-finals of the Conference League on Thursday.

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13 h. ago Enzo Maresca makes damning Chelsea admission amid Cole Palmer struggles

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has pulled no punches with his assessment of the Blues' top four hopes as Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson continue to struggle for goals

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14 h. ago Chelsea transfer news: Enzo Maresca told to sign 'winner' as £30m opportunity emerges

All the latest Chelsea transfer news and rumours as Enzo Maresca looks to bolster his squad in the summer transfer window after a disappointing season at Stamford Bridge

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16 h. ago Gary Lineker sends message to Marcus Rashford as Alan Shearer admits he'd be 'astonished'

Marcus Rashford has been in scintillating form during his Aston Villa loan spell, but Alan Shearer still can't see a way back to Manchester United for the forward

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26 h. ago Enzo Maresca is concerned with the ‘easy chances’ Chelsea are not taking

The 2-1 loss to the team currently fifth in the Polish Ekstraklasa drew boos from supporters at full-time.

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28 h. ago Cucurella goal sees Chelsea through despite defeat by inspired Legia Warsaw

Enzo Maresca is still not feeling the love. This was another uneven performance from Chelsea, who at times seemed intent on raising Legia Warsaw’s hopes of a comeback for the ages, and few at Stamford Bridge seemed minded to celebrate their side securing a Conference League semi-final.It was not supposed to be this difficult. Legia were 2-1 winners on the night and there were times when Chelsea, who went through 4-2 on aggregate, toyed with humiliation. Filip Jörgensen, Robert Sánchez’s understudy, was jittery in goal and the worries for Maresca extended to Palmer failing to take an opportunity to end his barren run against meagre opposition. Palmer, who has gone 15 games without a goal, cut a frustrated figure in the final third. He was not alone. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Reece James bemoans ‘poor’ Chelsea display as Legia Warsaw cause fright

Chelsea must be the first team in history to be booed into a European semi-final. Such is life for Enzo Maresca at the moment. Losing 2-1 to Legia Warsaw on the night was embarrassing. Chelsea, who seemed intent on giving the fifth-best side in Poland hope of pulling off a comeback for the ages at a disgruntled Stamford Bridge, were shambolic and easily could have crashed out.No wonder Maresca is not feeling the love from the crowd. Nobody celebrated Chelsea squeezing into a Conference League semi-final against Djurgården after winning 4-2 on aggregate. The defending was miserable and the attack was poor. Filip Jörgensen, Robert Sánchez’s understudy, was jittery in goal and the worries around Cole Palmer’s slump are not going away. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Enzo Maresca admits what he's 'not able to do' in message to angry Chelsea fans

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is in the midst of his first season as manager at Stamford Bridge and has stuck by his philosophy despite the frustration of the Blues' fanbase

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55 h. ago ‘Right direction’: Enzo Maresca defends Chelsea’s style before Legia Warsaw test

‘The fans have to trust the team and trust the club’Chelsea lead Conference League quarter-final tie 3-0Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea are going in the “right direction”, with the manager defending his style of play and asking fans to “trust the team”.Chelsea face Legia Warsaw at home in the Conference League quarter-final second leg on Thursday, with a passage to the semi-finals all but sealed after a 3-0 win last week. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Enzo Maresca responds to Chelsea boos and sends warning to players

Blues boss launches defence of his style of play after Stamford Bridge jeers

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59 h. ago Chelsea XI vs Legia Warsaw: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Conference League

Academy graduate in line for another start as Enzo Maresca gets chance to rotate his side

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62 h. ago Questions to answer for Enzo Maresca over Cole Palmer's difficult second season at Chelsea

Chelsea boss must adapt rigid system to get best from his star

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3 d. ago Chelsea could be forced into 'big asset sale' as financial concerns laid bare

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea are in the mix for Champions League qualification but dropped out of the Premier League's top five when they could only draw with Ipswich on Sunday

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4 d. ago Jamie Carragher makes fresh Chelsea prediction with bold Newcastle verdict

Newcastle have gained the upper hand over Chelsea following the weekend's action and Eddie Howe's side are on track to pip Enzo Maresca's men to Champions League qualification

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4 d. ago Maresca picking a fight with Chelsea fans feels like an act of self

While the manager is just one broken cog in the club’s malfunctioning machine, riling supporters never ends wellEnzo Maresca is naive if he thinks he can win a war of words with the people who pay to watch Chelsea.It is difficult to recall many managers who have come out on top after picking a fight with their own supporters. It is a road that usually leads to disaster, making it hard to understand why Maresca was so eager to veer into dodgy territory by having a pop at the crowd after Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich on Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The curious case of Cole Palmer: What has gone wrong for Chelsea star?

Confidence, Enzo Maresca’s tactics or is there a deeper problem?

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5 d. ago Enzo Maresca takes aim at Chelsea fans after side's failure to beat Ipswich

Chelsea's hopes of a Champions League spot were dealt a blow as they were held to a 2-2 draw by soon-to-be-relegated Ipswich Town, but did come from two behind to claim a point

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