Enzo Maresca, manager of Leicester City, spoke at his press conference for the Watford game at the Seagrave training ground, a facility that reflects the atmosphere of the Premier League. Despite torrential rain, Leicester City’s Seagrave training base was impressive, sparkling with the professionalism of the Premier League. Over £100 million was spent to build it, and it was definitely worth the investment, even though last season was something of a disaster.
There are no excuses here. The players and staff have everything they could possibly want in facilities and resources. This has been pivotal in attracting players and keeping high standards, even after being relegated from the Premier League. Maresca’s influence contributed to this as well.
Leicester City is at the top of their game, and there are no thoughts of letting up. The job is not finished, but it could seem that way to outsiders as Leicester continues to lead the league by a significant margin. Just last week they celebrated their biggest win of the season against Stoke, displaying professionalism and skills.
The club’s recent successes are evident everywhere you look, with Premier League wins, the FA Cup title, and Champions League and Europa League football. They’ve seen it all, from promotion to relegation, and the next goal is the championship – a different kind of success. Maresca has the drive to keep pushing the team forward.
Facing the press, Maresca doesn’t rest on his laurels. His message to his players is to deliver on their targets. They need to understand that winning games is not easy, but reaching their target is the priority. Dropping the ball is out of the question, and Maresca will find players who are ready to play.
“The mentality has been something that, since we started, we’ve tried to create,” he explained. “If you remember my first press conference, I said that Leicester in the Championship is not the same as Leicester in the Premier League. Leicester here, everyone wants to beat us. We need to deal with that and we’ve adapted quite well. The mentality has been important. The senior players, like Jamie, Marc, Conor, Jannik – even if he wasn’t involved last year but helps a lot – the mentality created has been the main part.”.
