Enzo Maresca played down suggestions that Wilfred Ndidi should have been sent off for a nasty-looking tackle on Cole Palmer during Chelsea's recent victory. Despite social media outcry, Maresca characterized the tackle as clumsy rather than malicious, reinforcing that he doesn't view Palmer as a target and believes intent should guide disciplinary actions.
Maresca expressed his view on the distinction between tackles with bad intentions and those without, emphasizing the importance of context in assessing fouls. He noted, "What I think, and I said after the Manchester United game, when there is bad intention, there has to be a different kind of punishment from the referee. I think Man United was bad intention." This implies that the gravity of the situation should affect the referee's decision, rather than the tackle's severity alone.
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