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That arrogant prick will say something about the players needing to learn something whilst continues to underperform himself

He's resting Josh so he can not play him on Saturday

The Athletic lads will be saying it's all reactionary to criticise a manager that can't beat Qarabag with a £1bn squad

He's obviously started the season well, but it doesn't make him a world class player - or even justify the average return on the big money Liverpool spent on him. Yeah, he runs around a lot but so does Conor Gallagher.

It's pretty difficult to find any comparable player at a "top" team that he's outperformed

Here he is against someone that's had a wretched 3 years and still outperforms him - despite having never played for a team that's walked the league

Feels like if you play for LFC and Carragher says you've had a good game then the whole media jumps aboard the bandwagon. Until this season he's been pretty underwhelming for what they paid, to the point that they spent £120m trying to replace him this summer.

Can't remember what he was called but some Chelsea account used to be convinced that a player called Lucas Gourna-Douath was miles better than Caicedo and Chelsea were idiots for not signing him instead

Ah of course, drop the in-form CB, put a full-back in midfield and drop both in-form wingers. Genius

Yeah he has to stay back so Cucurella can play behind the striker for some reason

I'd like to see

Sanchez
James Fofana Acheampong Cucurella
Lavia Caicedo Santos
Estevao Pedro Neto

Get the width from James and Neto, run all over their midfield, let Estevao and Pedro play close together, Santos breaking into the box etc

Team tomorrow? Maresca probably goes

Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Enzo, Neto, Garnacho, Pedro

Maresca's weekly self pity, excuse parade went off as normal then

Chelsea defended brilliantly tonight and are also very happy with their GK options too

Chelsea have genuine quality in most positions, but unfortunately they have a genuine hindrance in the dugout. Not that Athletic journalists can admit it, because they'd stop getting the exclusive BlueCo propaganda

His decision to ostracise Petrovic in favour of Bob Sanchez and Jorgensen looks another stroke of genius

Do you ever watch Chelsea and see a well-cosched team?

Can't wait for the progressive passing of Tosin tonight, let Enzo Maresca cook 🔥 #tactics

I thought he was trying to remain respectful to the two sides he's played for this season by playing for neither of them on Saturday

He can continue his rehabilitation in the starting line up jogging around up front while the CBs pass the ball between each other

They've got a terrible manager getting the absolute minimum out of them. The sooner you lads at the Athletic realise it and stop going along with the idea that he's building something to stay friendly with the club, the better.

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Don't you think his 83 points from 47 games at 1.76 ppg is impressive with a £1.5bn squad? I'm led to believe he's doing a very good job.

Is he? I've seen no evidence of this. He's never anywhere near the ball when it's in the box

Catching up on MOTD and the discussion is again about the age of the Chelsea squad. Let's be clear, Chelsea did this to themselves.

The young players is an incredibly convenient excuse for the bald fraud as well, because he never accounts for his inability to improve any of them.

Fair enough, I just don't see it, not sure what it is he's meant to be good at.

There's just apathy towards him. Just feels like Sarri again.

He was before he had three months of Maresca coaching under his belt.

Jackson started last season well, then got Maresca'd. Palmer got Maresca'd. Happens to the best of them. Estevao's time will come

Always worth remembering what he said last season, when we were winning games playing quickly

This was when alarm bells rang with me that he's clown