AHEAD of his first European match with Chelsea, Enzo insisted he had been "honest" rather than "brutal" during his brief reign at the club.
And new boy Kiernan DewsburyHall, who was with the Italian head coach at Leicester, said players preferred a straight talker anyway.
Maresca is certainly that. Before tonight's Europa Conference League qualifier against Servette, Maresca dodged no questions about the bombing out of big-name players like winger Raheem Sterling and defender Ben Chilwell.
He also said he did not "care" about selling players who had long contracts, and claimed his squad was not a "mess".
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