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Enzo Maresca defended the use of his cliché after being abandoned from the FA Cup by Brighton last weekend, saying that Chelsea is now a different club for which he used to win by fun.
Maresca had angered fans after losing 2-1 at the Amex stadium by saying: “If there is something good after a defeat, we can focus on the Premier League and the league of the conference.”
With Chelsea returning to Brighton in the Premier League on Friday night, Maresca was asked if he remained in that statement, and insisted that the club is not ready to fight on all fronts.
“They are 100 percent fair and one hundred percent correct,” he said about supporters. 'I grew up watching Chelsea winning games and contests, but this Chelsea is not the same as that of.
'The reason I said this is because we are not ready to compete in four competitions in a season at this time. So we were completely unhappy after the game because we like to win games, but as I said, if there is something positive, we can focus on the two competitions we have now.
'And it is normal for fans when they have seen their club win titles, titles, titles. It is normal that you can react this way. Our goal, our duty, is to bring this club to win or compete in four competitions, but at this time we are not ready. ''
Enzo Maresca faced criticism for his comments after the defeat of the Chelsea FA Cup by Brighton
The blues crashed through the competition after giving an advantage of a goal to the seagulls
Maresca insisted that Chelsea is a different club for the one who won trophies for fun in the last two decades
When asked if he is sure he will return, Maresca continued: 'Absolutely, yes. This is our goal. In the next five or 10 years, this club can compete, no doubt.
There are clubs that have been together for three, four, five years, but they still fight. Why should Chelsea, after six months, win the Premier League, end the first four or win four competitions? Because?'
Maresca was Frosty when he talked about Brighton's boss, Fabian Hurzeler, when he highlighted his friendship with his predecessor Roberto de Zerbi.
“It's not that it is not impressed,” he said. 'First of all, I think the previous Brighton manager is a superior manager. Not because he is a friend of mine. But I think he is a superior manager. I will say more than that.