They are getting better - Maresca names 5 players he has improved at Chelsea

Enzo Maresca has stated that there has been player growth since he became the Chelsea head coach. 

The Italian manager had a mixed debut season at Stamford Bridge, which culminated in the club returning to the Champions League via a fourth-place finish and clinching the Conference League title.

The Blues are currently in the United States for the 2025 Club World Cup, but the former Leicester City head coach has been speaking exclusively with the club website. 

Maresca firmly believes that team improvement stems from individual player development, and the Chelsea boss listed five players whom he believes thrived in the 2024-25 season. 

“I’ve said many times that you can improve the team if you improve players,” said the Italian manager. “I have seen since we started that the players are improving, and that is the most important thing. 

"Levi Colwill, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Noni Madueke, so many of these players are getting better and better.  

“There is no doubt that the different experiences have helped all of us. When we had our difficult moment - the bad run in February - I said that I felt that it would make us better. 

“You have to show effort, togetherness, resilience, and you don’t change everything because you are not winning. 

“If you have the feeling the team is working well and the team is working hard, you have to continue. We continued, won eight of our last nine matches, and achieved two important targets.”

Maresca’s team will face LAFC on June 16, Flamengo on June 20 and ES Tunis five days later in their Club World Cup campaign.