"My hand is feeling the effects of thumping a door with a bit of anger. "We started really positively, and then after a couple of ludicrous mistakes, against a top team with brilliant players, it was always going to be a really difficult day for us. "At 2-0 down, with the energy and looking at the lads on the pitch, it looked a little bit like when we first came in. It looked a bit disjointed, they got their tails up,"
In an unprompted and unexpected declaration last week, Maresca stated that the 48 hours leading up to Chelsea's 2-0 win over Everton had been the worst he'd experienced as Blues boss. Maresca chose not to elaborate on who or what had caused his 'worst 48 hours', but reading between the lines, it was not difficult to ascertain. You may like Enzo Maresca during the club's pre-season tour (Image credit: Getty Images)
"He is not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure, Arsenal for sure. Unfortunately he had an accident at home two days ago and he hit his toe but it is nothing important. But for sure he is not back. It is fractured, yes. The only thing we know is he is not available for this week, next week. It can happen."
