US EditionChelsea Manager Enzo Maresca Critcizes Weather Delays at Club World Cup and Questions US Hosting the Competition
- Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca criticized a two-hour weather delay during a match against Benfica, questioning the suitability of the United States for the Club World Cup.
- Maresca stated, "if you suspend seven or eight games, that means that probably this is not the right place to do this competition."
- He expressed confusion about the handling of the delays, saying, "it's completely amazing; it's something I struggle to understand."
- After the delay, Maresca noted that the game changed completely.
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca lashed out at Club World Cup organizers and suggested the United States was not a suitable country to host the competition after his team's round of 16 victory over Benfica was cut short by a two-hour weather delay. “For me personally, it's not football. They've already suspended seven, eight, nine games here. I think it's a joke,” he told reporters after Chelsea's dramatic 4-1 extra-time victory …
Club World Cup: Reduced to jokes, not football - Maresca fumes after Chelsea vs Benfica
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, was left fuming after it took almost five hours to complete their Club World Cup last-16 clash with Benfica on Saturday. With five minutes left, the game was delayed due to adverse weather. Maresca has now described the situation as “a joke” and “not football”. Chelsea were 1-0 up at the time the players were instructed to leave the pitch. Angel Di Maria made it 1-1 from the penalty spot after resumption. Benfica h…
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