Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca used the hardship suffered by his fisherman father to forcefully defend his club’s treatment of unwanted players such as Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi after reports emerged claiming that the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) had intervened to defend their interests.
The two discarded squad members spent at least part of last season out on loan. Sterling endured an underwhelming campaign across the English capital at Arsenal while Disasi joined Aston Villa in the winter transfer window. Neither player secured a permanent switch and are yet to be included in a matchday squad for Chelsea this season.
