{"id":24454,"date":"2025-10-04T06:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/good-news-maresca-was-excited-after-important-chelsea-star-returned-from-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T06:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:49:04","slug":"good-news-maresca-was-excited-after-important-chelsea-star-returned-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/good-news-maresca-was-excited-after-important-chelsea-star-returned-from-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Good News&#8221; &#8211; Maresca was excited after &#8220;important&#8221; Chelsea Star returned from injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/good-news-maresca-was-excited-after-important-chelsea-star-returned-from-injury\/#Chelsea_liverpool_among_Liverpools_choices_for_Premier_League_title_rival_Liverpool\" >Chelsea liverpool among Liverpool&#8217;s choices for Premier League title rival Liverpool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/04\/good-news-maresca-was-excited-after-important-chelsea-star-returned-from-injury\/#Enzo_Maresca_praises_Benoit_Badiasers_return_as_%E2%80%9Cgood_news%E2%80%9D_for_Chelsea\" >Enzo Maresca praises Benoit Badiaser&#8217;s return as &#8220;good news&#8221; for Chelsea<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca praised the &#8220;important&#8221; members of the team after returning from injury.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chelsea-face-premier-league-title-rivals-liverpool-amid-selection-crisis\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_liverpool_among_Liverpools_choices_for_Premier_League_title_rival_Liverpool\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Chelsea liverpool among Liverpool&#8217;s choices for Premier League title rival Liverpool<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Blues have endured a rather overwhelming start to their 2025\/2026 campaign, and it won&#8217;t be easy as Maresca&#8217;s side is not ready to host Premier League champions Liverpool this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Maresca spent more than \u00a3280 million on new employees in the Summer Window, based on the feat of 2024\/2025, after winning the Conference League, Club World Cup and last season&#8217;s Champions League qualifiers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"col\">\n<p>Premier League&#8217;s biggest summer spender<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>team<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>I spent time<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>I received it<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Net expenditure<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Liverpool<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3415,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3187,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3228,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a3285,000,000<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a3288,000,000<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; \u00a33,000,000<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Arsenal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3255,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a39,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3246,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Newcastle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3250,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3152,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a398,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Man Utd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3216,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a368,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3148,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>nottm Forest<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3205,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3107,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a398,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Tottenham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3181,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a336,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3145,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Sunderland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3162,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a344,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3118,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Man City<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3152,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a353,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a399,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>West Ham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a3124,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a355,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>\u00a369,000,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p>via <em>BBC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>However, he was also forced to rely on a roster full of young people, with the starting eleven boasting an average age of 24.1 (BBC), crippling injuries so far.<\/p>\n<p>Once October arrives, Chelsea&#8217;s absentee list will include Liam Dellup, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adalavioyo, Dario Essego, Andrei Santos, Trevo Charova and Star Forward Cole Palmer.<\/p>\n<p>    Fofana and Tosin are not expected to return until after an international break where the former is receiving concussion protocol, while the former offers one game of suspension after a red card with Brighton last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Colwill is set to miss most of this season after bursting the ACL in the preseason. Maresca absolutely lost centre-back to make a choice against Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Badiasir just returned from injury and was impressed by the Frenchman as he began his first match of the season with Jose Mourinho&#8217;s 1-0 Champions League victory against Benfica on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that Chelsea insiders pushed Badiaseal&#8217;s behind the scenes as a capable agent to come backstage and play a key role despite being linked to last summer&#8217;s travel.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst Chelsea&#8217;s serious defence shortage, the 24-year-old&#8217;s presence now looks more crucial than ever, with Badiaseal refusing to move in the final window and declaring his love for the West Londoners.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_14\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;The club, the coaches and all the staff give me a lot of confidence and believe in me. I will do everything to respond to them on the pitch,&#8221; Badiaseal told Foot Mercato in July.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;I love the club, the city, the supporters, and I hope that we can make more history with this epic club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The loyalty of the former Monaco star has been repaid by Maresca, who praised Badiaseal at a pre-Liverpool press conference.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"enzo-maresca-praises-benoit-badiashile-return-as-quot-good-news-quot-for-chelsea\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enzo_Maresca_praises_Benoit_Badiasers_return_as_%E2%80%9Cgood_news%E2%80%9D_for_Chelsea\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Enzo Maresca praises Benoit Badiaser&#8217;s return as &#8220;good news&#8221; for Chelsea<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to the reporters, Chelsea boss confirmed that Badiaseal was in fact a &#8220;significant&#8221; player to them, and that his return to the fold was &#8220;good news&#8221; ahead of a challenging showdown against the English champions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_18\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Ever since I joined the club, every time I talked about Benoit, I always said he was an important player and a very good player,&#8221; Maresca said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, he&#8217;s been injured a few times since I joined the club, but before the last one he played almost every game at the Club World Cup, then injured against Benfica.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s back now. That&#8217;s good news for us, his teammates, especially him, because when you&#8217;re out for so long, it&#8217;s always a shame.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Unfortunately for Badiaseal, his position in the starting eleven is under long-term threat.<\/p>\n<p>    According to reports, Chelsea and Maresca agree that the star centre-back signature will take &#8220;priority&#8221; in January.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chelsea will contact Mark Guech&#8217;s camp this week and are thought to be able to try and re-sign the Crystal Palace star in the winter at a cut price fee.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca praised the &#8220;important&#8221; members of the team after returning from injury. Chelsea liverpool among Liverpool&#8217;s choices for Premier League title rival Liverpool The Blues have endured a rather overwhelming start to their 2025\/2026 campaign, and it won&#8217;t be easy as Maresca&#8217;s side is not ready to host Premier League champions Liverpool [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[200,5749,40,536,4268,331,1118,46,3611,86],"class_list":{"0":"post-24454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-chelsea","9":"tag-excited","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-good","12":"tag-important","13":"tag-injury","14":"tag-maresca","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-returned","17":"tag-star"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}