Two days before the clash of the sixth day of the Premier League against Liverpool, Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca was obviously eagerly awaited by the English media this afternoon at a press conference, a few hours after breaking the silence the day before on the official Skyblues channel. “I’m very calm, to be honest. The club was very clear. We have complete confidence. » A speech that the 46-year-old Italian manager logically repeated this Friday, with a fierce desire to remain positive in the face of incessant reminders from the journalists present.
“I understand why most of you are here. But the only thing I can say is what I’ve already said. A process is underway. For now, I have full confidence in the club. That’s all I can say about it. I trust the club because I trust the people. That’s why I joined this club. (…) I of course discussed with management. We all trust him. The right time to talk about it will be when we win this appeal.”he declared, before ensuring that he would have accepted whatever happened to take over from Pep Guardiola.
“I won the Championship with Leicester”
“The reason I joined this club is because I have complete, 100% confidence in the owner, the sporting director, the CEO and the whole organization. I have no doubt about that. » A great media exercise for Maresca, who was not spared from questions of all kinds. “I just said, ‘I’d like to talk about this situation when we win the appeal.’ There’s no point talking about it right now, because I don’t have much information. But I understand why most of you are here: it’s because you want to hear something.”he responded to a colleague who wanted to know what the coach’s reaction would be if he learned that his leaders had lied to him. And when another asked him if he would stay in office in the event of relegation, Maresca once again found the solution.
“There is no other club in the world I would like to be at. I am very happy and proud to be here. I’ve been saying it since day one. (…) I won the Championship (the 2nd division, in 2023/2024, editor’s note) with Leicester, so if we ever find ourselves in League One (the 3rd division, editor’s note), we will see. But we are thinking about something we know nothing about. (…) We understand the situation perfectly. The players understand. But it is our duty, because the coach and the players are focused on winning. I think it’s fair for all of us to respect the process. Given the atmosphere that has reigned within the club for several days, no, I am not at all worried. It’s nice. For now, we are leading the championship. The players have reason to be happy and enthusiastic. » A great lesson in positivity despite a hot context.
