Well, it’s a terrible start to 2026 for Chelsea and Enzo Maresca.
The Italian has parted ways with the west London club, becoming the first Premier League manager to ever lose their job on New Year’s Day — ouch.
It’s a little out of the blue, but the cracks had been starting to appear in the weeks leading up to Christmas and Chelsea’s results have been dreadful; they’ve won just one of their last seven in the league.
Maresca leaves having led the club to two trophies last season: the Europa Conference League and the Club World Cup.
Our Chelsea correspondent Simon Johnson had a go at explaining another messy Chelsea managerial situation — check it out below.