The MARESCA STORY as I understand it.
Maresca obviously knew what he was getting into, when he signed for Chelsea. I believe he was at peace with it. But the thing is, no manager prefers to work where he has little control to where he is the main man that decides everything.
Last year, he won the Conference League, the Club World Cup, and few months later, he changed agent. Of course, that's a move of someone who is looking for better things. I don't think it necessary means he wants out but it's a sign that if something better presents itself, he would take it. I won't blame him because Chelsea could've said, "listen man, we are going to give you the power you want at the club because you have earned it." But they didn't, which could be one of the reasons for the 'lack of support and worst 48 hours comment'.
Recently, David Ornstein broke the news that Maresca is a Man City target. Now, this is where the real game begins. Maresca and Pep are super close. If Pep is coming to an end at City and wants Maresca to take over, there is no chance in hell that Maresca would turn it down. Now, Maresca signed a new contract and will take almighty fee to get Chelsea to release him against their wishes. So, if you are Maresca and knows that Chelsea won't make it easy for Man City, and it could hurt your chances of joining City, you would force the hands of Chelsea to separate and make yourself available to join City. It's a game managers play all the time.
And the key thing here is time. He can't do that towards the end of the season, it will become too obvious. But if he does it now, and rest for 5 months, that's enough time to prepare well to take over City and people won't link his departure to City after 5 months out. In football, fans and journalists have very short memory. They will forget how he got there.
In my opinion, I don't think Chelsea or people at Chelsea did anything out of ordinary that Maresca didn't expect, rather Maresca wants badly to become a free man heading into the summer. I don’t think he will be this desperate if there isn't any top job waiting for him.
It's Chelsea’s burden to carry. The structure in place is not one that will easily keep a manager for a long time. Constant buying and selling of players in high volume won't make it easy for any manager to have a settled core of 15 players, let alone 18 players. Also, top managers want control. If Chelsea hire any young manager and he does well, it's natural he would be tempted to move when a club that can give him more control comes calling.
"How you make your bed is how you lie on it." I don't blame him, it's the consequence of our structure. If we don't want a repeat of it after Maresca, we should readjust it to make the manager a lot more comfortable.
I will miss him but I don't blame him.
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