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Enzo Maresca’s non-negotiable for Leicester City as he outlines Liverpool surprise

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/enzo-marescas-non-negotiable-leicester-8996822

 

The latest Leicester City news as the manager has given an insight into his man-management and reveals his surprise at the team's adaptation to his style of play.


ByAmie WilsonMidlands football writer
11:49, 24 DEC 2023


Enzo Maresca has revealed his surprise at the speed with which his Leicester City team has adapted to his playing style, with the pre-season game against Liverpool the first sign of it coming together quicker than he expected.

The City manager has led the team to a record-breaking first half of the season in the Championship. Saturday’s 3-0 win over Rotherham United means that they have picked up 58 points from their 23 games. That points total sees them sit six points clear at the top of the table on Christmas Day ahead of the Boxing Day clash against second-placed Ipswich.

Maresca’s style has been a keystone of City’s season so far with the team dominating possession and wearing teams down. It was a new style introduced in pre-season, but it was a pre-season game against Liverpool in which City created numerous chances in the opening exchanges which left the manager surprised. Despite City going on to lose the game 4-0 it's an afternoon picked out by Maresca.

 

“It was the pre-season game against Liverpool,” he told the Athletic. “The first 20 minutes. After the the game, I said, ‘******* hell guys’ because it was such a short time together before that. We played so well for the first 15-20 minutes.


“And it’s not just because I know it’s Liverpool, I know how difficult it is, even in pre-season, and I know how intense they are but after that first 20 minutes, I said, ‘We can play’.

“In terms of results and consistency, it surprised me, but it has surprised everyone, right?”

Maresca has turned the club around after relegation from the Premier League last season. He also gave an insight into his man-management style and revealed his non-negotiable with players.

“What I don’t like and I don’t negotiate over is bad behaviour or lack of respect towards me, my staff, or team-mates,” he said. “But I like to be open. I like to speak with the players about general things. Anything they need. No problem.”

But it’s not just on the pitch where Maresca has made changes. The mentality of the place has had an overhaul too, and there was one small change that he has made at the club’s Seagrave’s training ground that sends a reminder to everyone who works there.

“I said many times that this facility here is one of the best in the world,” Maresca added. “But I thought it could only be better in one way, so I said to the club, to the owner, ‘In the last 10 years, Leicester has won three of the most important titles in England — Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield. Why don’t you put the trophy in the reception?’.

“The people that arrive every morning; the players, me as manager, everyone will see it. That says to everyone in the last 10 years, this club has done this! I’m not talking about the last 100 years! The last ten!

“The players, the manager and the people that are here, they can realise even better what kind of club this is!”

 

 

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He's right about showing off the trophy. We need more recognition of our history and achievements. Not even sure if we have a trophy wall for the players to walk past like most of the other successful clubs have. Our honours board is very impressive, one that most clubs can only envy. The club should be doing more to celebrate, inside and outside the stadium as well as Seagrave. 

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22 minutes ago, davieG said:

He also gave an insight into his man-management style and revealed his non-negotiable with players.

“What I don’t like and I don’t negotiate over is bad behaviour or lack of respect towards me, my staff, or team-mates,” he said. “But I like to be open. I like to speak with the players about general things. Anything they need. No problem.”

I love this.

 

Great leadership is all about setting clear boundaries and non negotiables with those who work for you.

 

And also be being open and approachable is the perfect balance.

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57 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

He's right about showing off the trophy. We need more recognition of our history and achievements. Not even sure if we have a trophy wall for the players to walk past like most of the other successful clubs have. Our honours board is very impressive, one that most clubs can only envy. The club should be doing more to celebrate, inside and outside the stadium as well as Seagrave. 

Guess whose stadium this is.

 

 

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This is from Maresca's interview with Rob Tanner in the Athletic isn't it.

 

It also says that when Maresca arrived there were reminders of the FA Cup and Community Shield wins at Seagrave but not the Premier League. Something that didn't sit well with players who were still around from the PL winning era.

 

Symptomatic, perhaps, of Brendan Rodgers's fragile ego?

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1 hour ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/enzo-marescas-non-negotiable-leicester-8996822

 

The latest Leicester City news as the manager has given an insight into his man-management and reveals his surprise at the team's adaptation to his style of play.


ByAmie WilsonMidlands football writer
11:49, 24 DEC 2023


Enzo Maresca has revealed his surprise at the speed with which his Leicester City team has adapted to his playing style, with the pre-season game against Liverpool the first sign of it coming together quicker than he expected.

The City manager has led the team to a record-breaking first half of the season in the Championship. Saturday’s 3-0 win over Rotherham United means that they have picked up 58 points from their 23 games. That points total sees them sit six points clear at the top of the table on Christmas Day ahead of the Boxing Day clash against second-placed Ipswich.

Maresca’s style has been a keystone of City’s season so far with the team dominating possession and wearing teams down. It was a new style introduced in pre-season, but it was a pre-season game against Liverpool in which City created numerous chances in the opening exchanges which left the manager surprised. Despite City going on to lose the game 4-0 it's an afternoon picked out by Maresca.

 

“It was the pre-season game against Liverpool,” he told the Athletic. “The first 20 minutes. After the the game, I said, ‘******* hell guys’ because it was such a short time together before that. We played so well for the first 15-20 minutes.


“And it’s not just because I know it’s Liverpool, I know how difficult it is, even in pre-season, and I know how intense they are but after that first 20 minutes, I said, ‘We can play’.

“In terms of results and consistency, it surprised me, but it has surprised everyone, right?”

Maresca has turned the club around after relegation from the Premier League last season. He also gave an insight into his man-management style and revealed his non-negotiable with players.

“What I don’t like and I don’t negotiate over is bad behaviour or lack of respect towards me, my staff, or team-mates,” he said. “But I like to be open. I like to speak with the players about general things. Anything they need. No problem.”

But it’s not just on the pitch where Maresca has made changes. The mentality of the place has had an overhaul too, and there was one small change that he has made at the club’s Seagrave’s training ground that sends a reminder to everyone who works there.

“I said many times that this facility here is one of the best in the world,” Maresca added. “But I thought it could only be better in one way, so I said to the club, to the owner, ‘In the last 10 years, Leicester has won three of the most important titles in England — Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield. Why don’t you put the trophy in the reception?’.

“The people that arrive every morning; the players, me as manager, everyone will see it. That says to everyone in the last 10 years, this club has done this! I’m not talking about the last 100 years! The last ten!

“The players, the manager and the people that are here, they can realise even better what kind of club this is!”

 

 

Wonder what Spurs display in their reception?😂😂

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21 minutes ago, weller54 said:

Wonder what Spurs display in their reception?😂😂

I bet they get so relieved at Christmas when it stops looking bare for a month.

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44 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

Someone put the ‘top for 11 mins’ pic up?

As funny as this is, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say it was only 11 minutes. 

 

It was actually 13.

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19 hours ago, ALC Fox said:

This is from Maresca's interview with Rob Tanner in the Athletic isn't it.

 

It also says that when Maresca arrived there were reminders of the FA Cup and Community Shield wins at Seagrave but not the Premier League. Something that didn't sit well with players who were still around from the PL winning era.

 

Symptomatic, perhaps, of Brendan Rodgers's fragile ego?

We were fighting relegation before Rodgers arrived remember.

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On 25/12/2023 at 11:37, Sol thewall Bamba said:

We were fighting relegation before Rodgers arrived remember.

Were we? I honestly couldn't fully remember where we were and just checked that Brendan took over of the 26th Feb 2019 and we were 12th, on 32 points 8 points above relegation. Cardiff ended up relegated 3rd from bottom on 34 points. We would have had to have gone on an 11 game run getting less that 2 points leaking a goal difference of 30 to have been relegated. Things weren't great, but we weren't in a relegation battle.  

 

Don't deny a change worked out for the next few seasons, but wish Top had been as cut throat with Rodgers as he was with Puel. 

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