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Maresca Backs Marc Guiu to Start After Training Rebuke and Ajax Goal

A direct challenge over training standards prompted a swift response that has lifted the teenager in Chelsea’s striker pecking order.

Overview

  • Enzo Maresca said he confronted Marc Guiu two weeks ago about unsatisfactory training and told him to change.
  • The manager reported Guiu’s application has since been “fantastic,” which has led to more opportunities.
  • Guiu started and scored the opener in Chelsea’s 5-1 Champions League win over Ajax on Wednesday.
  • Maresca said Guiu is “absolutely” ready to start in the Premier League.
  • Liam Delap has returned to training and could be available next week, and Maresca did not rule out a January loan back to Sunderland after Guiu’s brief three-game spell there in August.