Maresca looked backmost to past September erstwhile goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was dismissed aft lone 5 minutes for erstwhile broadside Chelsea astatine the aforesaid venue - a defeat which helium referenced aft Sunday's game.
The manager was forced into changes that evening and appeared to panic by making 2 substitutions successful the opening 7 minutes, efficaciously moving his broadside to a backmost 5 but incapable to spot the crippled out.
Fast guardant 1 twelvemonth - his determination to measure the concern earlier making large changes proved critical, shifting Rayan Cherki to the right, past replacing him astatine half-time with Iliman Ndiaye was a noteworthy tactical tweak.
"How bash you accidental successful English? Happy wife, blessed life. For us, blessed Erling, blessed life," said a beaming Maresca aft being asked astir Erling Haaland's victor and his contributions this season.
Such jovial remarks from a smiling Maresca successful quality conferences are successful opposition to predecessor Guardiola, who often looked similar helium would alternatively beryllium anyplace other but successful that chair.
In May, which transpired to beryllium Guardiola's last period astatine City, the Spaniard was asked what proposal helium would springiness the adjacent manager.
"Be themselves," was the reply - and Maresca is opening to measurement retired of his shadow.
While Guardiola was often leaping and screaming astir his method country during games, Maresca looks to beryllium the other arsenic helium tends to basal motionless by the transportation with his arms folded.
The astir eye-catching alteration successful grooming has been the instauration of large location music, which Maresca himself described arsenic the "boom, boom, boom" benignant - the attack is to marque the players consciousness "more happy" and "work better".
New skipper Ruben Dias precocious said successful a BBC Sport interrogation that Maresca had introduced his ain ideas, but the fundamentals stay arsenic they were nether Guardiola.
Dias said: "There's evidently galore things from grooming sessions to immoderate details astir the mode we press, details astir the mode we support that marque each of these Enzo's idea.
"It's inactive a change, of course. Many things person changed, but successful immoderate ways continuity successful presumption of the mode we are playing, and determination are details that marque it different. But still, each precise akin to the mode we person ever behaved astatine the club."
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