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Chelsea legend slams ‘stupid’ decision by Enzo Maresca in Wrexham draw

Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf has criticised new manager Enzo Maresca for the ‘stupid’ decision to play out from the back in the pre-season friendly against Wrexham.

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July 26, 2024
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The Blues were held to a 2-2 draw by the League One side in the first game of their US tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Christopher Nkunku put Chelsea ahead but they were pegged back when Lesley Ugochukwu gave the ball away and failed to stop the cross which led to Luke Bolton’s equaliser in the 58th minute.

Things went from bad to worse 13 minutes later when youngster Josh Acheampong tried to drive forward but was dispossessed inside his own half, allowing Jack Marriott to pounce and fire Wrexham into a 2-1 lead.

Ugochukwu made amends for his earlier mistake to help salvage a draw but former Chelsea defender Leboeuf admitted he’s ‘not a fan’ of Maresca’s philosophy.

He also disagreed with the Italian coach, who had said after the game: ‘Sometimes teams that try to build from the back concede goals but I think you are going to score more than you concede.’

When asked on ESPN whether he thought playing out from the back was ‘brave or stupid’, Leboeuf said: ‘Well, when you miss it and you concede a goal, you look stupid. That’s for sure. That’s what it is, and that’s a fact.’

Leboeuf continued: ‘And I’m not sure, contrary to what Enzo Maresca says, that it’s proven that if you build from the back, then you’re going to score more goals than if you don’t.

‘I’m not a fan of it. I understand that you want to keep the ball and tire the opponent and not give the ball away too easily, but it’s a risk.

‘And sometimes, it’s too much of a risk for me, especially from goalkeepers and centre backs.’

Leboeuf accepted that Maresca has the ‘right to try’ to ask the players to play out from the back in a pre-season friendly ‘in order to see if it works’.

‘But if it doesn’t work,’ he said, ‘you have to be ready to change your mind and then say, “okay, with the players that I have, the individuals that I have at the back, we’re not capable of doing it, so we’re going to play a little bit further up.”

‘But, it’s a training session. It’s pre-season. Try whatever you want. It’s the first day of the Premier League that we’re going to judge.

‘I would have a hard time trying to get that risk, but I belong to another era, I guess.’

Chelsea captain Reece James said of Maresca: ‘The first message is that he loves the ball. He loves playing.

‘He’s very tactical, and so, a lot of information, a lot of understanding, and a lot of playing and making mistakes to learn quicker.’

Maresca added after the game: ‘For sure, we did many things we can improve, but we started just two weeks ago. Tonight was important to start seeing the identity of the team and the identity is there.’

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