If Chelsea give Maresca time it will work - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says if their Premier League opening opponents Chelsea give new boss Enzo Maresca time it will work out for them. Maresca was Pep's former assistant
Etihad training campus, Manchester, UK
Etihad training campus, Manchester, UK
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00:00Hi Pep, in terms of Enzo, I mean I'm sure you will say Chelsea have appointed him
00:05because of his skills and his record at Leicester and things like that, but when
00:09clubs appoint managers who have worked with you, do you feel that maybe they are
00:14looking to see if some of your ideas, some of your magic, if you like, has rubbed
00:18off a bit on them?
00:19I don't think so. I would like to say yes, but I don't think so.
00:25So the job that Enzo has done in Leicester belongs absolutely to him, to his staff,
00:30backroom staff and his players. Influence in Leicester was promoted to the
00:35Premier League again, my influence is zero. Zero. I didn't score one goal, I didn't
00:42save anything, I didn't have any idea. Because I said many times, when we are in
00:47my staff, it's not just in one direction, the info. I give the info, but they give
00:52it to me too, and I learn from them too. So it's a back and forth, it's not just
00:56what I'm saying to go to the church. No, it's on both sides and the
01:04success for the people who work together belongs absolutely to them.
01:08What do you think about the job he's got on his hands at Chelsea? Because it's obviously a very difficult job, a lot of managers,
01:13experienced managers have come in and it hasn't worked. How difficult do you think it will be?
01:17If they accept my advice, give him time. If they accept my advice for the owners from Chelsea, give him time and it will work.
01:26All the managers need time, right? So I don't know if Chelsea is the place to do this,
01:34but give him time and he will work. This is my feeling.
01:39And were you surprised that, I know you've spoken in the past about Chelsea and the transfer market,
01:43how many players they've bought, were you surprised to see them once again go back
01:46into the market and spend so much money again this summer?
01:49I know you referenced it last year.
01:52You see the Devil's Squad, yeah. It's a lot.
01:57But the reason why they do it is not my business.
02:02When all the times judge what Man City do, I will not be the first to say what the others do.
02:08They can do what they believe is the best for the team.
02:12I'm pretty sure they do it.
02:13But if you see the Devil's Squad have more than 40 players or more than 40,
02:19so it's a lot. So this is the reality, but I don't know.