Comparing the London Heavyweights

Maresca’s Progress Outshines Arteta’s Process. Today, we will be looking at comparing the big two London heavyweight Arsenal and Chelsea. We will also be unveiling the TRUTH NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR.

Longevity vs Impact

Let’s be honest, people love to romance longevity over impact. But when you look closely, Enzo Maresca has achieved far more, in less time than Mikel Arteta ever has.

Arteta’s been preaching the process for 5 years. Maresca delivered in one and a half years.

Chelsea’s Clarity vs Arsenal’s Endless Process

At Arsenal, it has been a process of rebuilding with just a trophy to account for it in five solid years; every year comes with a story of next season will be our year, while at Chelsea, the decision has been clear, and the club has always stood their ground in getting clear results.

Maresca has proven to be a genius, he transformed Chelsea from a team everyone cajol to a team all aspire to be, in less than two season Chelsea has won the conference league and as well written their names in gold by winning the first edition of the club world cup, all were achieved with a young squad.

Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)

Took over: December 2019
Games managed: 305
Wins: 182
Draws: 56
Losses: 67
Trophies: 1 (The Emirates FA Cup, 2020)
Premier League titles: 0
Net Spend: £700M+
Big game mentality: Still missing.

After five years of training, nothing to show for it, Arsenal are still talking about next season and using that as a consolidation anytime they fail. The Community Shield counts as a trophy only in North London, and they always talk about their previous glory, using it as compensation, not considering the efforts and wins of other clubs. Every campaign ends the same: big hype, small delivery, same talk.

Enzo Maresca (Chelsea Football Club)

Took over: 2024
Games managed: 79
Wins: 50
Draws: 16
Losses: 13
Trophies:
• UEFA Conference League
• FIFA Club World Cup

Style: Defined. Possession based. Brave.
Squad average age: 22.8 with youngest top team in Europe.
Players developed: Acheampong, Guiu, George, Walsh and a few others improving under him.

The Difference

Arteta’s Arsenal are built around system players, drilled to perfection but emotionally flat when the pressure mounts.

Maresca’s Chelsea is a project with good technical skills, fearless, and unpredictable. He’s restored that swagger, that fear factor, that Chelsea DNA we lost post-Tuchel.

Arteta talks process.
Maresca delivers progress.

In under two seasons, Chelsea are back among Europe’s elite, lifting silverware and blooding a new generation of stars.

Perspective

Arteta had:
• A settled squad
• Huge backing
• Stability
• And no trophies beyond domestic cups in 5 years.

Maresca inherited chaos, a broken team, post rebuild fatigue, and no identity, yet in less than 24 months, he built a side feared across Europe.

If that’s not elite management, what is?

The Truth Remains

Maresca’s Progress Outshines Arteta’s Process. Arsenal is a continuous work in progress without yielding positive results.

Chelsea have progress and has shown instant results, with the two trophies in the bag, you will see that the blues are clear with their decisions.

And the man leading that? Enzo Maresca — The Architect of The New Chelsea Empire.