League-winning manager turned down the Chelsea job before it went to Enzo Maresca

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There is a lot optimism around Chelsea right now and the situation they have found themselves in this season.

The Blues remain in the top four going into the second international break of the campaign, with a lot of praise heading the way of manager Enzo Maresca.

It has been reported that the Chelsea owners are delighted with how things are going right now, with them changing their mind after what was a tough pre-season.

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There was originally hesitation from Todd Boehly in particular to sack Mauricio Pochettino over the summer, however it didn’t take long for the Blues to find his replacement.

A number of other candidates were mentioned as potential options, with one of those being Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi.

Chelsea tried to hire Simone Inzaghi before Enzo Maresca

The Italian won Serie A last season, and has made an appearance in the Champions League final too.

It looks as if Chelsea took a real interest in Inzaghi, with Il Corriere Dello Sport claiming that the Blues made an approach to make him their manager before they eventually hired Maresca.

A number of Chelsea players have been full of praise for the current manager since he joined the club, with Levi Colwill saying the boss is behind his good form this season.

Maresca doing well with big squad

The England international is an example of a player the new boss is getting the best out of, with him featuring in a centre-back role that he very rarely occupied last season.

Maresca faced a tough job from the off at Stamford Bridge due to the magnitude of the first team squad, and the quality players that he was going to have to leave out of the matchday squad every week.

He has been praised for how he has dealt with this mostly though, with him being pretty ruthless when it came to how he managed Raheem Sterling at the start of the season.

There is plenty of excitement over watching Chelsea amongst supporters at the moment, and that has been a result of Maresca’s impressive start to life in West London.