Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca understands the nature of football is always dangerous when changing bosses, so the game against Manchester United (3 Nov) under caretaker manager Ruud van Nistelrooy must be mindful of every shot and ready to deal with the threatening atmosphere of Old Trafford.
United’s performance immediately improved after Erik ten Hag was sacked as manager, ยูฟ่าเบท beating Leicester 5-2 to advance to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and continue their home tie with the Blues.
That made Maresca have to do extra homework, both to deal with Van Nistelrooy’s argumentative play and to deal with the pressure from the ‘Red Army’.
“Let’s just say that the game where United just beat Leicester, Manchester United didn’t change dramatically from the way they played before.”
“I think that after some time, the team will be able to reflect the instructions from the coach, from the manager – Rud. It’s time to build up the strength more, and then we should be able to play the game in the way we want. ”
“The nature of football is changing the head coach. In the first three games or a little bit after that, you see the response from the players. But in any case, Manchester United is a tough game.”
“Like in Italy, they have San Siro, or in Barcelona, in Real Madrid in Spain – they have a good home ground to intimidate their opponents.”
“I had the chance to play in that second round twice when I was young.”
“Fighting against players like Paul Scholes, Roy Keane or Juan Sebastian Veron.”
“Like a few weeks ago we went to Anfield – they played well
“Hopefully we can do the same at Old Trafford next Sunday.”
Asian Handicap: Manchester United -5 , Total score over / under 3 goals and 3.5 goals -10