{"id":457810,"date":"2025-09-28T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457810\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:00:19","slug":"some-chelsea-fans-have-chosen-their-enzo-maresca-replacement-after-devastating-brighton-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457810\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Chelsea fans have chosen their Enzo Maresca replacement after devastating Brighton defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Chelsea\u2019s defeat to Brighton was the final straw for some supporters, who are calling for a new name to take over the reins at Stamford Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/worrying-chelsea-fans-reaction-to-enzo-maresca-at-stamford-bridge-during-nightmare-defeat-to-brighton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enzo Maresca was abused by Chelsea fans<\/a> towards the end of their damning home loss to the Seagulls, with them capitulating for the second time in a week with 10 men on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/trevoh-chalobah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trevoh Chalobah\u2019s<\/a> red card helped what looked a routine victory turn into a very damning loss for the Blues, as they continued their nightmare month in both the Premier League and Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Some have had sympathy for the scenarios surrounding Chelsea\u2019s recent defeats, however there has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/frank-leboeuf-thinks-enzo-maresca-made-insane-cole-palmer-error-before-subbing-him-off-vs-man-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticism of Maresca\u2019s substitutions<\/a> in both defeats as he reacted to the red cards.<\/p>\n<p>For a section of supporters though, they have seen enough of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/enzo-maresca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maresca<\/a>, and want a change just months after the Italian delivered two trophies to the club.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2237699383-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Enzo Maresca looks on after Chelsea v Brighton &amp; Hove Albion - Premier League\" \/>Photo by Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesChelsea fans want Cesc Fabregas to replace Enzo Maresca as manager<\/p>\n<p>Some fans have taken to social media to state that former midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/cesc-fabregas-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cesc Fabregas<\/a> should be the one to take over in West London.<\/p>\n<p>One user posted a photo of Fabregas, simply saying: \u201cYour club needs you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user added: \u201cCesc Fabregas on the touchline at Stamford Bridge, I need this man back as Chelsea Manager. I\u2019m sick and tired of Maresca, he\u2019s got no b\u2014-, a coward, he wants to get sacked himself now. Get our real midfielder here.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cesc Fabregas on the touchline at Stamford Bridge, I need this man back as Chelsea Manager.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sick and tired of Maresca, he&#8217;s got no balls, a coward, he wants to get sacked himself now.<\/p>\n<p>Get our real midfielder here.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hgFO1pI4qq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hgFO1pI4qq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JnR (@CFCJnR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFCJnR\/status\/1972034054867636375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>A third stated: \u201cChelsea will repeat the 2012 miracle season. Maresca will be sacked and Fabregas will come in and give us the Champions League trophy. You saw it here first.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea will repeat the 2012 miracles season . Maresca will be sacked and Fabregas will come in and give us the Champions League trophy \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc4c<\/p>\n<p>You saw it here first\ud83d\ude37<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Faisal Ameer JNR (@AmeerTuahirII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmeerTuahirII\/status\/1972082733662064725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Another claimed: \u201cOnly a matter of time before Chelsea sack Maresca and replace him with Fabregas.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only a matter of time before Chelsea sack Maresca and replace him with Fabregas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dean Davidson (@deandavidson_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deandavidson_\/status\/1971970355867885965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Finally, one user said: \u201cFabregas for Chelsea coaching job. Maresca out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2237352729-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas looks on during Como 1907 V US Cremonese - Serie A\" \/>Photo by Emanuele Comincini\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesFabregas\u2019 record in management<\/p>\n<p>Fabregas has only been a manager for just over a season now, taking over at Como after a spell as assistant coach.<\/p>\n<p>In his time in charge, he has enjoyed a positive record with the Serie A side, winning 23 and drawing 16 of his 60 games at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his inexperience, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/cesc-fabregas-now-in-frame-to-replace-former-chelsea-manager-at-top-european-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fabregas has been linked to high-profile jobs<\/a> already, showing just how highly he is thought of already as a head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Fabregas is clearly a promising manager, however the decision to replace Maresca would be bordering on stupidity right now, with the Spaniard needing more experience before he can truly succeed in a job the magnitude of Chelsea boss.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/deandavidson_\/status\/1971970355867885965\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chelsea\u2019s defeat to Brighton was the final straw for some supporters, who are calling for a new name&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[10312,1367,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-457810","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-cesc-fabregas","9":"tag-enzo-maresca","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115281816895306862","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}