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Maresca’s Chelsea Conquer the World: BlueCo’s Project Comes Alive

Football365 A Glorious Night in New Jersey Chelsea Football Club once again stood atop the footballing world, lifting the FIFA Club World Cup after a stunning 3–0 victory over PSG in a packed MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It was a game that heralded joy, redemption, and vindication for the BlueCo project and, indeed, Enzo Maresca. Cole Palmer's decisive double and calm assist capped off a composed team performance that proved too difficult for PSG on a hot day. From Champions of Europe to Chaos Chelsea’s path to this trophy was far from easy. Qualifying through their 2021 UEFA Champions League triumph over Manchester City in Porto, the Blues had since undergone a complete transformation. Ownership changed hands, a host of new players were brought in, and five head coaches came and went. The soul of the club seemed lost as a young, victorious squad was dismantled to build an entirely new one. Under Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea had just conquered Europe and looked poised for domestic domi...
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Chelsea's Turnaround Under Maresca: Lessons in Unfounded Criticism

                                                                                                                  90min Barely a year after Chelsea had won their second Champions League trophy in 2021, the world was shaken by the Russian invasion in Ukraine, and even football wouldn't be left out of the ripple effect of a development of such magnitude. The world reacted to Russia's undemocratic operation, and football lent its voice in kicking against it. Chelsea's Russian billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, came under scrutiny as his ties to the obstinate Vladimir Putin were criticized. In the end, he had to forfeit his 19-year ownership of the club. It's fair to say that the club has since then gone in a...