- Enzo Maresca has faced criticism for some of Chelsea's actions in this term
- The blues are in a strong battle of seven teams to qualify for the Champions League.
- Listen now: Everything is starting! With the Premier League probably ensuring five places in the Champions League, are we rewarding mediocrity?
Levi Colwill has launched a firm defense of the coach in Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, in the midst of harsh criticism for his style of play, saying that strangers do not realize how elite it is.
There have been complaints about the philosophy of Patients from Maresca, including some boos when Enzo Fernández played a back pass during the victory of Sunday's Premier League over Leicester.
Chelsea will seek to confirm its place in the quarterfinals of the Conference League on Thursday when Copenhagen Visit Stamford Bridge with the aim of canceling a 2-1 deficit from the first leg.
Colwill spoke with the media before that crash, and immediately defended Maresca when he said: 'The way he teaches us every day has been the best. I really enjoy playing under him and I know that everyone also do it. Over time, he will see us improving more and more thanks to him. I love the way I play football, I love the ideas it has. I think it's amazing.
'The ideas that it brings in training to help us break down the teams depends on it. As manager and person, he is the best, pushes us every day. Sometimes it is serious, but it can also be a joker. He has a great balance, and you don't want to go to the wrong side of him. He is the best professional.
With Thomas Tuchel naming his first England team this week, Colwill added that he has spoken with the former Chelsea chief, since he said: 'I trained several times with him and went pre -season with him, so I know he is a superior manager, a superior guy and I have talked with him.
The defender of Chelsea, Levi Colwill, has launched a firm defense of the chief coach Enzo Maresca
The blues claimed a very necessary 1-0 victory over Leicester City last weekend to move to the first four
The defender has the hope of receiving a call to the first team of England by Thomas Tuchel this week
'I hope it can be called for this camp that comes to play for England. It is a dream come true for anyone and continue playing for them feels as good as the first time. I hope to call myself on Friday and we will go from there. He (Tuchel) is a really demanding manager. All the main ones are. They push their team and want to get the best out of them and when he won the Champions League here, you see it, the high energy. He is a great character to be close.
Maresca added in his own press conference that he will not only support Chelsea to win in the league of the conference, but for Tottenham to claim a victory in his stage in the Europa League last 16 with Az Alkmaar. The English clubs that are doing well in Europe will help the Premier League to confirm that a fifth place would be enough to reach the Champions League.
There is also the additional advantage that if both Chelsea and Tottenham progress in its competitions, UEFA has confirmed that the quarterfinals of the blues would be seen playing their first stage and the second leg at home.
“It's an English team,” said Maresca when asked about the Spurs. 'I hope England will go through that game. You never know, sometimes it is better to play at home and sometimes far. We need to focus on us and then we will see.