Talking earlier than Chelsea’s Uefa Convention League play-off second leg against Servette, Maresca repeated his stance that Sterling, England left-back Ben Chilwell and the opposite gamers he has frozen out from the staff to date is not going to play for him.
“I choose to be trustworthy with gamers,” he mentioned. “Those who are usually not concerned are usually not going to be concerned and so they will not get any minutes in the event that they keep.
“I do not know what occurs when the window closes if they’re nonetheless right here. Those who will get minutes are those I feel may also help us.
“Raheem is a unbelievable man who has skilled very effectively. Each supervisor has a distinct concept and he’s the type of winger that isn’t one which I like. Historical past and numbers communicate for Raheem. He is aware of precisely what he must do.
“The remaining are coaching aside, they don’t seem to be going to get minutes. I’ve been clear and trustworthy with them.”
Chelsea have signed 10 gamers this summer time and gave key participant Cole Palmer a contract extension till 2033.
However Maresca denied options it was “a mad membership.”
He added: “I can say that this isn’t a mad membership. Since I joined the membership we’re working in a single path. The gamers who arrived are ones we needed to convey.
“There’s a clear path the place the membership needs to go.”
