Enzo Maresca Complains About Hot Weather At The 2025 Club World Cup

JAKARTA - Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said his team was looking for ways to deal with the severe hot weather on the eastern coast of the United States.

Cities in the United States hosting the 2025 Club World Cup are battling intense hot weather, including Philadelphia, where Chelsea face Esperance Sportive de Tunis in their final group stage match on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

"It's almost impossible to fully train due to the weather. We're trying to save energy for the game."

"The season this morning is very short, just a plan for tomorrow, that's all. No more than that."

"It's not easy with temperatures like this, but we will give our best tomorrow to advance to the next stage of the tournament," Maresca said at a press conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 WIB.

The weather forecast in Philadelphia estimates that the 108 degrees heat index of Farenheit (42.2 degrees Celsius) will be on Monday, June 23, 2025, local time.

The City Department of Public Health declared a hot state of emergency until Wednesday, June 25, 2025, evening local time.

Officials direct residents to libraries with cooling, community centers, and other locations, as well as preparing hot communication lines managed by medical personnel to discuss conditions and disease exacerbated by heat.