Chelsea dressing room's true Enzo Maresca feelings emerge as players made to train on day off

has shared his thoughts on manager after he cancelled a players' day off.

Maresca's debut campaign at Chelsea has had its highs and lows. His team had started the season off as title contenders up against and . Progress slowed down at the turn of the year, but the squad is still fighting to maintain their position, and Chelsea also remain favourites to win the

Despite being in the tail-end of the season, Maresca is not letting his standards drop. Last Wednesday, Chelsea somehow lost 3-0 to an U21 side during a training session at Cobham.

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Although we don't know exactly who played in the 3-0 defeat for Chelsea, the likes of , and were likely to have been in action. One player who definitely wasn't playing was Reece James, as he was away with on International duty. Following the eye-catching incident, though, James has spoken about his feelings on the manager.

"He's been amazing since he arrived." the Chelsea captain said. "I wasn't sure what to expect when he came in, but he has surprised me a lot with how advanced his football knowledge is and his understanding and the way he sets up and wants us to play.

"I think he's doing an amazing job and I hope we can achieve what we want to together."

While the Chelsea players left behind during the international break were getting a stern telling off,

The Blues return to action on Thursday evening where they will meet at . The reverse fixture was a goal-fest that ended 4-3 to Maresca's side. Spurs will be hoping to move up the table from 13th and fight for a possible European spot and, despite it being a London derby, the Chelsea captain isn't looking at it any differently.

He continued to say: "Preparation for this game, and for every game doesn't change, it is always the same.

"We know the opposition is going to be high-quality. It's going to be a tough game, and I'll prepare the best I can, and likewise for the rest of the team.

"I think it helps. I have a routine and not a lot changes day-to-day. Week-to-week it's very planned and I wouldn't say too much changes. The Premier League is tough. Every game is going to be a tough battle and we are playing against two rivals in our next games, but I don't think that changes much.

"We have our way of playing, our style, and our objective is to win every game that we go into."