Enzo Maresca looks set to become Chelsea's new boss - how has he captivated England's biggest sides after just one full season as a manager?
When Enzo Maresca arrived at Leicester last summer, he made a small but symbolic change to the club's training ground - to remember Claudio Ranieri. At the entrance to their Seagrave set-up, players arrived to see images on the walls of Leicester's FA Cup and Community Shield victories in 2021. But there was no recognition of the miraculous 2016 Premier League triumph. Maresca decided to put Ranieri's title win on the wall alongside those achievements.
Elsewhere in the final third, Maresca - like Guardiola and another disciple in Mikel Arteta - uses wingers who fall under the category of 'one-on-one explorers'. Stephy Mavididi and Abdul Fatawu had the most one-on-one duels in the Championship last season. These are categories that the likes of Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have dominated in the Premier League in recent years. Maresca is, like Guardiola, wedded to his style. He lives or dies by it.
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