Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has mentioned he shall be “very shocked” if Enzo Maresca stays within the Chelsea sizzling seat for your entire 2024-25 season. Carragher additionally lauded ex-Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino for getting the most effective out of Cole Palmer, suggesting Maresca would possibly wrestle to yield the identical outcomes.
Jamie Carragher Does Not Assume Enzo Maresca Will Survive At Chelsea
Approaching as Pochettino’s substitute earlier this summer season, former Leicester Metropolis supervisor Maresca oversaw a lackluster pre-season marketing campaign in the US. Below his tutelage, the Pensioners misplaced 4 of the 5 matches they performed, with their solely victory coming towards Membership America. Throughout the pre-season run within the States, Chelsea scored 9 objectives and conceded 15.
The West Londoners will face Inter Milan of their ultimate pre-season pleasant at Stamford Bridge on August 11 earlier than turning their consideration to the Premier League opener towards Manchester Metropolis on August 18.
Trying on the difficulties Maresca has already encountered, Carragher mentioned on The Overlap podcast (through Night Customary):
“The best way Chelsea’s pre-season has gone… they’ve acquired Man Metropolis [in the] first sport of the season… I’ll be shocked if Maresca continues to be the supervisor come the top of the season, very shocked.”
Carragher Credit Pochettino For Palmer Growth
Amid the doom and gloom final season, new signing Palmer emerged as a beacon of hope for Chelsea. The England worldwide led the assault with authority, chipping in with 25 objectives and 15 assists in 45 video games in all competitions. Due to his heroics, particularly towards the enterprise finish of the season, Chelsea closed its 2023-24 Premier League marketing campaign with 5 victories on the bounce.
In accordance with Carragher, Pochettino did a superb job with the 2023-24 Younger Participant of the Season — one thing Maresca would possibly wrestle to do.
He added:
“My fear for Chelsea is that Pochettino deserves plenty of credit score for the way Palmer carried out final season. Nobody anticipated that, not even Pep, in any other case he wouldn’t have bought him. So they won’t have that Cole Palmer this season.
“I’m positive they are going to as a result of I feel he’s improbable however a brand new supervisor has are available so it’s totally different.”
Though will probably be tough to fill Pochettino’s sneakers, Maresca mustn’t promote himself brief. He has labored with Palmer within the Manchester Metropolis youth staff, so they have to have already got some understanding of one another’s working mantra.
