Watch Enzo Maresca’s incredibly blunt response when asked if he has regrets about axing Chelsea star from squad

ENZO MARESCA had a blunt effect erstwhile asked astir axing a Chelsea prima from his squad.

The Blues brag was questioned connected whether helium regretted his decision.

Maresca is preparing for his side's opening Conference League league signifier lucifer connected Thursday night.

Chelsea big Belgian nine Gent astatine Stamford Bridge aft coming done a two-legged play-off against Servette.

Ahead of the league phase, Maresca had to taxable a 25-player squad database for the competition.

However, Ben Chilwell was not included aft his summertime exile from the first-team.

During Maresca's pre-match property conference, helium was asked if helium regretted omitting the left-back owed to his problems astatine full-back.

Amongst them is Reece James' lack with a hamstring injury.

Maresca has nary regrets, though, arsenic helium replied: "No, I don't deliberation so."

Pressed for an reply specifically connected leaving retired Chilwell, helium bluntly said: "No."

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Chilwell was portion of a group of players successful Chelsea's "bomb squad" during the summertime transportation window.

He was the taxable of reported involvement from Manchester United aft being made disposable for transportation but yet remained astatine the club.

The 27-year-old has since been recalled to the first-team and was named successful Chelsea's Premier League squad list.

He adjacent made his instrumentality to enactment disconnected the seat against Barrow successful the Carabao Cup past week.

Chilwell has inactive yet to beryllium named successful a Premier League matchday squad, though.

Instead, helium finds himself down Marc Cucurella and Renato Veiga successful the pecking bid astatine left-back successful Maresca's plans.