Enzo Maresca Can't Wait To Return To Leicester This Weekend

JAKARTA - Chelsea will visit Leicester City headquarters, King Power, in the 12th week of the 2024/2025 Premier League, Saturday, November 23, 2024.

The match was very emotional for the Blues coach, Enzo Maresca. As is well known, the Italian coach was the manager who brought Leicester to win Championships last season and promoted to the Premier League.

Maresca was only appointed Chelsea coach on May 31, 2024, aka earlier this season.

This means that the meeting between Chelsea and Leicester will be Maresca's first match against his former team and at home for a long time.

Because of that, the 44-year-old manager is very excited and impatient to fight his former club.

There was no hatred when Maresca left King Power. In fact, he admitted that he still often spoke with teammates at Leicester and high-ranking officials.

That's what makes him happy to return to King Power again, in addition to showing his capacity is worthy as a Chelsea-class big club coach.

"I'm happy and grateful. It's been a fantastic season. The owner, his family are fantastic people."

"They care about players, staff, everyone who works at the club. You can see it."

"It was a fantastic season (with Leicester) because I met good people."

"There is a fantastic relationship between the players and the staff. It's something you have to create to be successful."

"I'm still in touch with them, it's fantastic," said Maresca excitedly ahead of returning to King Power.

Maresca is further reluctant to compare whether Chelsea is currently better than Leicester or not.

The focus is to learn wherever he is and be better for himself and those around him.

"To be honest, I work every day to be better. I hope (the pandemic) because I like to see things and analyze."

"We try to improve players and staff. I try to improve every day. I don't know if it's better or worse."

"However, I've always wanted to know to see things and learn. That's the only thing that is my focus," said Maresca as reported by ESPN.

Maresca has escorted Chelsea well at the start of the season. In the Premier League, he put the Blues in third place in the standings with 19 points from 11 matches.

In fact, the unpleasant news from former club Maresca. Leicester struggled in 15th place in the standings with 10 points.