Enzo Maresca is protected for now however is vulnerable to shedding his job as Chelsea head coach if he doesn’t repair their type, following a run of 1 win in seven within the Premier League.
In entrance of the watching hierarchy at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday, the Blues had been held to a 2-2 draw by Bournemouth, with Maresca booed by the followers for substituting Cole Palmer after 63 minutes. Some additionally sang: ‘You don’t know what you’re doing.’
Maresca’s superiors, together with co-owner Behdad Eghbali, walked down the tunnel as standard after full-time.
Maresca then withdrew from conducting media interviews after telling aides that he felt too unwell to talk.
Whereas Chelsea hope they will wait till this summer time’s deliberate assessment – which was at all times scheduled to occur after two years of getting the Italian in cost to gauge progress – it’s understood they’d be ready to behave sooner if needed.
It’s felt the workforce needs to be doing higher than what they’ve been, with it believed they’ve sufficient expertise of their squad to safe their goal of a top-four end, however the residence draw with Bournemouth was yet one more disappointing final result.
Enzo Maresca is below huge strain at Chelsea after the membership’s current downturn in type
Chelsea led in that recreation, however have now dropped 15 factors from profitable positions within the Premier League this season – probably the most of any facet.
Their struggling run has seen them go from being within the title dialog to now sitting fifth, and nearer to Nottingham Forest in seventeenth than Arsenal in first.
January might be a busy month for Chelsea with 9 video games pencilled in, beginning this Sunday with a visit to Manchester Metropolis.
Maresca has been linked with a transfer to Metropolis ought to Pep Guardiola go away this summer time, and that information got here after he blindsided his bosses together with his ‘worst 48 hours’ outburst beforehand, plus his refusal to clarify the which means behind them.
Chelsea backed Maresca final winter when his facet suffered an analogous irritating dip in type.
However his cryptic feedback in press conferences have added to the confusion behind the scenes this time round.
