{"id":75056,"date":"2025-05-04T23:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T23:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/75056\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T23:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T23:47:13","slug":"enzo-maresca-says-chelsea-have-badly-missed-53m-star-after-liverpool-win-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/75056\/","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Maresca says Chelsea have badly missed \u00a353m star after Liverpool win | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Enzo-Maresca-Romeo-2335.png\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23024368\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEnzo Maresca speaking after Chelsea\u2019s victory over Liverpool (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/enzo-maresca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enzo Maresca<\/a> believes <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/chelsea-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> have badly missed the presence of \u00a353m midfielder <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/romeo-lavia\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romeo Lavia<\/a> during a mixed <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> season.<\/p>\n<p>Lavia, 21, helped Chelsea <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/04\/chelsea-vs-liverpool-live-premier-league-latest-score-confirmed-lineups-23021460\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beat newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian was praised by the likes of Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp following Chelsea\u2019s victory and Maresca was equally as impressed by a player <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/08\/18\/romeo-lavia-explains-picking-chelsea-over-liverpool-transfer-19355363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the club signed from Southampton in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maresca believes Chelsea are a \u2018better team\u2019 with Lavia in it and \u2018hopes\u2019 thehighly-rated midfielder manages to stay fit following a difficult couple of years with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Lavia only made one appearance for Chelsea during his first season at the club and has started just ten of the club\u2019s 35 league games this term due to various injury setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Chelsea every day\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/football-newsletter\/?ito=football-article&amp;signup-source=football-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Unfortunately he has been injured for most part of the season,\u2019 Maresca said after Chelsea\u2019s victory over Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You can see that the team with Romeo in is a better team. Hopefully we can now keep him fit until the end [of the season].\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2211504308.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23024514\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v Everton FC - Premier League\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tRomeo Lavia impressed in Chelsea\u2019s win (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Discussing Lavia, Manchester United legend Neville added on Sky Sports: \u2018I like Romeo Lavia a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He needs to stay fit. I think if he can get a season under his belt, he can be Enzo Maresca\u2019s number one midfield player.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s a go-to player and he makes a big difference, they\u2019re a better team when he\u2019s in there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213383425.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23024517\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tCole Palmer seals Chelsea\u2019s win with an injury-time penalty (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/06\/06\/southampton-set-asking-price-for-chelsea-to-sign-romeo-lavia-18902080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea beat Liverpool to a deal for Lavia<\/a> and the Belgium international was heckled by the travelling fans as he made his way around the pitch after being replaced late on.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues were the better team from the outset of Sunday\u2019s clash with Premier League champions Liverpool, who <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/27\/liverpool-crowned-premier-league-champions-equal-manchester-united-record-22981226\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinched their 20th English league title last weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fernandez put the hosts ahead after just three minutes and Chelsea found themselves 2-0 up when Jarell Quansah scored an own goal.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213365911.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23024519\" alt=\"Chelsea FC v Liverpool FC - Premier League\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEnzo Fernandez put Chelsea ahead against the champions (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk gave Liverpool hope with a late header but <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/04\/hes-a-machine-cole-palmer-names-chelseas-best-player-season-23024178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cole Palmer\u2019s injury-time penalty<\/a> put the game to bed in a potentially huge win for Chelsea\u2019s Champions League hopes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Very important win at this stage of the season,\u2019 Maresca said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The way they deal with different plans, we didn\u2019t plan the game to defend it, we plan always to be high aggressive, high press and aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They forced us to defend for moments in the game and the players dealt very well with that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Discussing Chelsea\u2019s Champions League chances, Maresca added: \u2018The win has been important, but it is not done. We need to play three games and go game by game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now on Thursday we have the second leg \u2013 we need to be focused on that and try to reach the European final.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea will look to secure Champions League qualification during their final three Premier League fixtures against Newcastle United, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/sport\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/04\/liverpool-told-replace-struggling-star-chelsea-defeat-23024275\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool told to replace \u2018struggling\u2019 star after Chelsea defeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/04\/michael-owen-explains-chelsea-got-lucky-liverpool-23024052\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Owen explains how Chelsea \u2018got lucky\u2019 against Liverpool<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/04\/cole-palmer-hits-social-media-idiots-ending-goal-drought-liverpool-23023956\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cole Palmer hits out at \u2018social media idiots\u2019 after ending goal drought against Liverpool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Enzo Maresca speaking after Chelsea\u2019s victory over Liverpool (Picture: Getty) Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea have badly missed the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,6274,6275,393,1367,94,4884,179,763,101,37065,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-75056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-chelsea-fc","10":"tag-chelsea-transfer-news","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-enzo-maresca","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-liverpool","16":"tag-liverpool-fc","17":"tag-premier-league","18":"tag-romeo-lavia","19":"tag-sport","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114452237174795897","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75056","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=75056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}