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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Club World Cup: Reduced to jokes, not football - Maresca fumes after Chelsea vs Benfica
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Chelsea boss Maresca slams 'joke' CWC delays and fumes US shouldn't be hosts
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