
Enzo Maresca has found a formula which may finally deliver a return on Chelsea’s extraordinary expenditure
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Top spot is sealed off: even in an era when Chelsea have spent unprecedented amounts, Antony ranks as, pound for pound, the worst signing in not just United’s history, but perhaps the Premier League’s. That Joao Felix has not even started a league game since his £42m return to Stamford Bridge seems further proof of Chelsea’s financial incontinence and addiction to accumulating wingers. open image in gallery Part of Enzo Maresca’s initial decision-making was to marginalise some of Chelsea’s dozens of signings Where Enzo Maresca may be succeeding, and where Ruben Amorim has to, is in forging a formula involving some of the many players acquired. Ten Hag had far more sway in recruitment than Chelsea’s recent managers but with him gone, Amorim inherits a squad that, like Chelsea’s, cost a lot, has clear deficiencies but untapped potential.
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