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Enzo Maresca

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Enzo Maresca is a former football manager and player.

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"If you suspend seven, eight games, that means that probably is not the right place to do this competition."
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"I think every manager wants to have Rodri because he is a top player."
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"Rodri needs a holiday, he needs to rest and recover and then he will be back with us."
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"I have a good relationship with him [Grealish] and since I left we've been keeping in touch."
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"Phil is very important, like the rest. Knowing Phil from years ago, I know how good he is."
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"Mateo is our player, until the day he is here I will try all my best."
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"After 10 games, if we have got 10 points, 20 points, 30 points. People will be comparing it to Pep after 10 games, it doesn't put pressure on me."
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"Someone asked me if it's the impossible job to follow him - maybe, but at the same time it's a privilege."
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"It is because of the quality of the players, the quality of the managers, the organisation of the Premier League."
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"I don't think we're going to do something today."
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"Overall, Jack was good."
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"How do we solve that problem? We try to find the new Rodri, it is what it is."
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"I think it's a feeling for most of the clubs, not all of the clubs because some clubs probably prefer to do the business at the beginning or at the end of the previous season."
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"He is here and it is my duty to coach Jack and to try to get the best."
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"He made an impact the other day. In terms of quality, he is a different player to the rest because he can give us moments when we struggle in the last third."
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"Absolutely, yeah."
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