Enzo Maresca and several of his players have been on media duties in the last few days preparing for today’s Club World Cup final, and we noticed some interesting discrepancies in their attitude

The report suggests it could be a ploy from Maresca to test the 27-year-old's strength of character. Nkunku is said to prefer a central position on the pitch but given that he is a natural striker or attacking midfielder, he is more comfortable playing further forward.

According to L’Equipe in France this weekend, on more than one occasion, Maresca forced Nkunku to feature as a defensive midfielder during training sessions with Chelsea. But why did he do that?

Enzo Maresca, like Thomas Tuchel before him, will be hoping the latter rings true as his side close in on their date with destiny. Chelsea have clawed their way to within 90 minutes of becoming, by definition,

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández heads into Sunday’s Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea have the youngest squad in the Premier League, but one former fan favourite at Stamford Bridge has identified three players ready to embrace leader roles for the Blues

Dortmund improved considerably as a collective following the appointment of Niko Kovač, who adopted a system that reduced the need for a touchline winger of Gittens’ ilk. Width was instead supplied from wing-backs, while speedster Karim Adeyemi performed a more prominent role in Kovač’s attack.

Maresca has generally been reluctant to lean on the new faces in his squad for this CWC campaign, but Delap has been the exception.

Chelsea defender Malo Gusto hailed the impact boss Enzo Maresca has had since taking over at the club.The Blues have reached the final of the Club World Cup where they will take on reigning Champions