Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss doubles down on ‘outburst’ towards critics after reaching Champions League qualification

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca doubled down on his weekend “outburst” that noticed him inform his critics to “f*** off” after his facet completed Champions League qualification at the ultimate day of the Premier League season.

The Blues clinched a go back to the Champions League on Sunday by means of edging Nottingham Forest 1-0.

Using the post-match press convention as a chance to chew again at critics, Maresca defined in spite of consistent fault-finding, he had no doubts of attaining Champions League soccer.

Levi Colwill, scorer of the successful purpose on the City Ground, additionally expressed his reduction after consistent grievance, announcing: “Everyone has been talking a lot of s*** about us this season.”

Asked about each his and his participant’s response following their Champions League qualification, Maresca defined that it was once the herbal results of what they have deemed unfair exams in their facet.

“I think it’s a good reaction from the players,” Maresca mentioned forward of Wednesday’s Europa Conference League ultimate towards Real Betis.

“Levi’s response, my response, was once simply an outburst for the instant. The reason why is that, in our unhealthy moments or unhealthy runs throughout the season, in February, March, after we drop issues, many of us had been speaking, no longer from our standpoint. They weren’t speaking in the appropriate method.

“If you ask them, they’re going to say that from their point of view, they were talking the right way, but from our point of view, they were not. And the reason why is because, yes, we are the youngest [squad] in the history of the Premier League, but at the same time, they are men.

“I additionally use the critics to mention, ‘guys these days, it is a likelihood that we will say that we aren’t younger, we’re mature sufficient, we will compete, and we will do the appropriate issues’.”

‘Jackson is in debt to us’

Maresca additionally advised the clicking that his striker, Nicolas Jackson, has a debt to pay his team-mates after his crimson card towards Newcastle put their Champions League hopes in danger.

Jackson’s sending off because of violent behavior throughout a 2-0 defeat at St James’ Park intended that the striker overlooked his facet’s ultimate two Premier League video games of the season. However, the 23-year-old will go back to the matchday squad for his or her Conference League ultimate in Wroclaw the place, in keeping with Maresca, he’s going to be occupied with making amends.

“Nico [Jackson] is in debt with his team-mates,” he mentioned.

“The reason is that at that moment, Newcastle away was for us the most important game and he left his team-mates with 10 players for one hour.

“For certain, he is in debt. For certain, he is a excellent man. For certain, he recognised the error. He apologised to his team-mates. That is essential. And I’m certain that he is going to do an excellent recreation for us.”