Maresca says high-flying Chelsea can ‘dominate’ English football
The HinduEnzo Maresca says Chelsea can dominate English football over the next decade but insists they are not yet ready for a Premier League title challenge despite its impressive start to the season. “Hopefully soon, we can be there.” Maresca, who has fashioned an effective team from a bloated squad, said Chelsea’s future was bright. “Because of the age and because of how good the squad is, for me Chelsea in the next five, 10 years, will be one of the teams or the team that is going to dominate English football,” he said. “If you analyse the results, probably they are there but in terms of performance they were winning against Liverpool, they lost against City 1-0 and they drew the last game against Brighton.” Maresca said defender Wesley Fofana, who reportedly suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 3-0 win against Aston Villa, would be out of action for a few weeks and captain Reece James was also weeks away from a return.