05 Jan 2026 10:28:36
I see Amorin is gone now for having a dig so it's not just us.
05 Jan 2026 11:23:24
Amorim was sacked Bill.
Maresca resigned. Big difference.
05 Jan 2026 11:48:19
Jumped he was pushed.
05 Jan 2026 12:14:17
True Greenaway but the common denominator was an issue with the SD.
05 Jan 2026 12:26:25
As per Kaveh Solhekol on Sky Sports.
Maresca decided to step down from his role as Chelsea head coach because he felt his position was untenable, while it has been revealed his cryptic criticism earlier this month was directed at the club's medical team.
05 Jan 2026 12:46:49
I can only repeat what I posted several weeks ago. EM was asked questions about certain players by the SD’s and he told them to talk to the medical department. I have no idea if the question was about players playing more or less time than the medical department advised.
It would appear what I was told was roughly correct.
I would have liked to thought any such discussions should have happened behind closed doors but I was also told that a player heard the question and answer.
05 Jan 2026 13:09:37
I accept what you have said Greenaway but it still comes down to a disagreement between the coach and club staff.
I have said in an earlier post that I had to apologise to Maresca as I hated the rotation process but in fact it was the medical team who rules who the coach can play or can't play.
05 Jan 2026 13:58:15
Bill, that simply isn’t true. The medical department can only advise on injured players and I guess maybe players who have played a lot of mins.
There seems little point in having an autonomous medical department that is ignored by the manager.
05 Jan 2026 18:56:21
Sorry Tom, what is not true?
05 Jan 2026 19:34:07
The medical team did not influence the manager about players who are fit.
05 Jan 2026 20:32:05
Sorry I'm sure I saw that the reason for his high rotation was the medical team saying who could play and what minutes they could have on the field.
If I'm wrong Tom, what did upset him, causing him to walk away.
05 Jan 2026 20:46:52
Tom, you don’t know that; it has been widely reported that is was more pressure than influence.
05 Jan 2026 20:53:02
Bill, I’m only guessing but my information was that when asked by the SD’s about the playing times for previously injured players playing time, he just said ask the medical department. I honestly haven’t got a clue if was because the player or players had played more or less than the medical department had recommended. Another guess would be it that it was more than the recommended mins.
I repeat the medical department didn’t have any input on fit players.
05 Jan 2026 21:46:44
Jimbo, I can only post what I’ve been told. I have no way of knowing if it was because the player or players played more mins than they were supposed to or less mins than they were supposed to. When I was told I didn’t ask that question. Hence I’ve made it very clear that I am guessing on that subject.
05 Jan 2026 23:26:49
sorry Tom that makes no sense. everything i've read and heard suggests the medical team had more influence over returning players that maresca was happy with and rightly so, the manager is the one thattakes responsibilty and thus he should have final say.
06 Jan 2026 03:21:40
I sorry you feel it makes no sense.
Maresca obviously wasn’t happy about asked about players mins after returning from injury hence that’s why he referred the question from the SD’s to the medical staff. I hope that’s clear.
I seem to remember him saying something about other conversations with the SD’s but I can’t what the topic was.
I passed this in as a rumour a couple of weeks before he left. I wasn’t there.
06 Jan 2026 09:48:20
The problem is Tom, we have had a lot of injuries this season hence a large input to Maresca by our medical team.
I guess if nobody plays, then the medical team can say they have looked after all the players.
06 Jan 2026 11:00:23
Bill, for the last two seasons our medical department were getting pelters on this sight. This season with haven’t had anywhere near as many injuries and my guess is that is down to the medical team and better management for players returning from injury.
They are autonomous for a reason. Time will tell if that rationale is justified.