You can’t buy experience in the supermarket – Enzo Maresca likens himself to Pep Guardiola

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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has shocked many following his fine start as Chelsea manager.

Prior to his Chelsea appointment, Enzo Maresca was to manage a top-flight team, with his Championship job at Leicester City his biggest job at the time.

Enzo Maresca has played down talks of his inexperience, as he likened his start to that of Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta who also did well in their first big jobs.

“Doubt myself? For sure, no,” replied Enzo Maresca when asked if he’s bothered about those doubting his credentials as manager due to his lack of experience managing bid clubs.

“Eddie Howe, when he started. He had experience? No. Pep [Guardiola], when he started at Barcelona. Experience?

“No. Mikel [Arteta], when he started at Arsenal. Experience? No.

“We all are in the same situation. When you start, you don’t have experience.

“You cannot go to the supermarket and buy experience. So, you need time. But it’s not only for me, it’s for all of us in different jobs.”

The Chelsea boss continued: “In terms of doubting myself? No. When we finish some games and [the media] ask me: ‘Are you worried about this or that?’

“I am always worried because I try always until the end to do the right things. But it doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in what I do.”