Pep Guardiola believes Enzo Maresca is the man to bring success to Chelsea following a difficult couple of seasons for the club.
The Italian, who previously worked with Guardiola as his assistant at City, was appointed as the new Blues boss this summer following the departure of Maurico Pochetttino.
Maresca led Leicester City to promotion from the Championship last season, and Guardiola believes he can also achieve success in his new job.
“I’m really pleased for him,” Guardiola said.
“We spent a special year together. He is an incredible, lovely person. And his family too.
“He did a really good job – unbelievable – at Leicester. Promotion to the Premier League and now he is in one of the top five, six teams in England.
“And I wish him the best because he deserves it. Nice people deserve the best.
“As a manager he has success because he has the most important thing. To be a manager is believing something deeply but, really, deeply, deeply.
“And whatever the results, I stick with my idea and that’s why he believes in what he does.
“He will have success. I don’t know how long, but he will have it.”
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