The Turin club parted ways with Igor Tudor earlier in the week after enduring a dismal stretch of eight matches without a win. ..Continue Reading
Massimo Brambilla, who leads the reserve squad, took charge of the previous night’s fixture against Udinese, which resulted in a much needed 3-1 victory.
Efforts to find Tudor’s long-term successor are already underway, and the Old Lady are expected to appoint the experienced Luciano Spalletti shortly.
Reports indicated that Juve were considering a bold approach for Maresca, a former player who spent four years at the club, but Chelsea would have blocked any such move, according to the Daily Mail.
Although their start to the campaign has been inconsistent, the current Club World Cup champions remain committed to Maresca, whose deal runs through 2029.
Maresca oversaw a dramatic 4-3 win over Wolves in their latest outing, securing a spot in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
The Italian was visibly frustrated and criticized Liam Delap for being selfish after the striker received a ‘stupid’ and ’embarrassing’ red card.
Delap was sent off after collecting two yellow cards within seven minutes, having entered the match as a substitute for his first appearance since August.
His initial caution came after dragging Yerson Mosquera to the ground, followed by a second for a reckless aerial challenge on Emmanuel Agbadou.
This marked Chelsea’s sixth red card in nine matches this season, and the Italian expressed his disappointment with the forward, who will now be unavailable for the upcoming match against Tottenham.
‘For today we have a very a stupid red card, that was completely unnecessary, absolute it was a stupid foul, we can avoid that,’ Maresca said.
‘I completely support and understand the red card like against Brighton and Manchester United that is difficult, but the red card against Nottingham and a red card today we can avoid that and we have to avoid that.
‘It’s embarrassing when it is a red card like today. It’s embarrassing, two yellow cards in seven minutes. Both I think we can avoid.
‘After the first yellow card I told him to four or five times ‘keep calm’, but he’s a player when he is inside the pitch, probably he is playing the game for himself and he struggled to realise and to listen around him.’
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