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Chelsea assistant coach Willy Caballero has supplied uncommon however glowing reward for Enzo Maresca, evaluating the rising Chelsea supervisor favorably—even to soccer icon Pep Guardiola.
Willy Caballero: What Makes Enzo Maresca Even Sharper Than Pep Guardiola
Caballero, who performed below Guardiola at Manchester Metropolis and alongside Maresca at Malaga, advised Chelsea’s official web site:
“I’ve labored with many prime coaches, however I don’t suppose anybody is as nicely ready, tactically targeted, and trains the small print to present options to the gamers like Enzo.”
At 45, Maresca’s meteoric rise—successful the UEFA Convention League, securing Champions League qualification, and steering Chelsea to fourth within the Premier League—has already positioned him firmly within the highlight.
His work with Leicester to realize promotion additional underlines his fast influence.
Caballero highlights Maresca’s man-of-the-match-level preparation: “I noticed how he coached, managed the moments within the week, and the way he can interpret the sport.”
That depth of tactical readability, he says, comes from Maresca’s obsession with easy methods to win—not simply successful itself.
Reflecting on their shared time at Malaga, Caballero provides:
“We solely performed collectively for one yr, however I bought the feeling… he was at all times speaking about soccer—what we did mistaken, what we might do higher.
In case you discover a participant with this interpretation of the sport, you might be near discovering a possible coach.”
Regardless of his regular rise, Maresca stays grounded and impressive.
His influence was evident within the opening group stage of the Membership World Cup: a 3–0 victory over Esperance de Tunis propelled Chelsea into the spherical of 16, with Liam Delap—notably a summer time signing—netting his first purpose.
Nonetheless, Maresca can’t relaxation. Chelsea endured a pointy 3–1 defeat in opposition to Flamengo, and face Benfica subsequent—with out suspended striker Nicolas Jackson.
As Caballero aptly describes, Maresca’s present lies in his preparation, his tactical acumen, and his potential to equip gamers with clear options mid-week—a uncommon edge that, based on Caballero, even outpaces Guardiola in these particular areas.
