Chelsea make decision over Enzo Maresca’s future amid torrid start to the season

Enzo Maresca retains the full support of Chelsea’s leadership despite defeats to Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Brighton, talkSPORT understands. The owners and sporting directors were seen walking across the field immediately after the 3-1 loss to Brighton on Saturday. Although this drew attention, it’s understood they went down from the directors boss early and cut across the field to avoid walking by the victorious Brighton fans. Maresca said in his post match press conference that, like every other game, they come down for a normal post-match debrief. Why has Chelsea suffered a dip in form? Injuries, including to Levi Colwill and new signing Liam Delap, have played a role in recent form. Star attacker Cole Palmer remains missing with a groin problem until after the October international break. Another mitigating factor behind Chelsea’s slump is their disciplinary record. Chelsea’s poor disciplinary record Four out of Chelsea’s five losses in the past six months have had red card in them. Nicolas Jackson was sent off in the losses to Newcastle last season and Flamengo at the Club World Cup. This season, Robert Sanchez was dismissed in the defeat at Manchester United while Trevoh Chalobah’s red against Brighton allowed the visitors back in the game. talkSPORT understands that Chelsea’s owners and sporting directors remain calm about current form, as they were during the slump over the festive period last season which Chelsea recovered from to get a top-four finish and win both the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup. There is an appreciation a season of potentially over 60 games will have ups and downs. Chelsea have had two players sent off in as many Premier League fixturesGetty It’s a big week ahead for Chelsea with games against Benfica and Liverpool, but viewed as one of many between now and May. Regardless of how the season unfolds, an end-of-season review is expected to be undertaken as planned. Unlike his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino, who had a review at the end of his first and only campaign at the helm, the aim from Maresca’s first day was to judge his tenure in years, not games. The review is also understood to not be specific to Maresca’s future, but the whole season. What is Maresca’s record at Chelsea? Maresca arrived at Stamford Bridge in July 2024 after he guided Leicester City to the Championship title in his one and only season in charge of the Foxes. The Italian joined following two trophy-less campaigns for the Blues. Maresca’s win percentage of 61.11 per cent is the highest among the last five permanent Chelsea managersAFP via Getty It marked the first time Chelsea had endured consecutive seasons without any silverware since the 2003/04 term. But Maresca ensured it would not stretch in to a third, as the Blues won the Conference League, followed by the Club World Cup in America. Maresca has overseen 72 games as Chelsea boss, winning 44 games, drawing 11 and losing 17.

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Chelsea make decision over Enzo Maresca’s future amid torrid start to the season

Enzo Maresca retains the full support of Chelsea’s leadership despite defeats to Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Brighton, talkSPORT understands.

The owners and sporting directors were seen walking across the field immediately after the 3-1 loss to Brighton on Saturday.

Although this drew attention, it’s understood they went down from the directors boss early and cut across the field to avoid walking by the victorious Brighton fans.

Maresca said in his post match press conference that, like every other game, they come down for a normal post-match debrief.

Why has Chelsea suffered a dip in form?

Injuries, including to Levi Colwill and new signing Liam Delap, have played a role in recent form.

Star attacker Cole Palmer remains missing with a groin problem until after the October international break.

Another mitigating factor behind Chelsea’s slump is their disciplinary record.

Chelsea’s poor disciplinary record

Four out of Chelsea’s five losses in the past six months have had red card in them.

Nicolas Jackson was sent off in the losses to Newcastle last season and Flamengo at the Club World Cup.

This season, Robert Sanchez was dismissed in the defeat at Manchester United while Trevoh Chalobah’s red against Brighton allowed the visitors back in the game.

talkSPORT understands that Chelsea’s owners and sporting directors remain calm about current form, as they were during the slump over the festive period last season which Chelsea recovered from to get a top-four finish and win both the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup.

There is an appreciation a season of potentially over 60 games will have ups and downs.

Chelsea have had two players sent off in as many Premier League fixtures

It’s a big week ahead for Chelsea with games against Benfica and Liverpool, but viewed as one of many between now and May.

Regardless of how the season unfolds, an end-of-season review is expected to be undertaken as planned.

Unlike his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino, who had a review at the end of his first and only campaign at the helm, the aim from Maresca’s first day was to judge his tenure in years, not games.

The review is also understood to not be specific to Maresca’s future, but the whole season.

What is Maresca’s record at Chelsea?

Maresca arrived at Stamford Bridge in July 2024 after he guided Leicester City to the Championship title in his one and only season in charge of the Foxes.

The Italian joined following two trophy-less campaigns for the Blues.

Maresca’s win percentage of 61.11 per cent is the highest among the last five permanent Chelsea managers

It marked the first time Chelsea had endured consecutive seasons without any silverware since the 2003/04 term.

But Maresca ensured it would not stretch in to a third, as the Blues won the Conference League, followed by the Club World Cup in America.

Maresca has overseen 72 games as Chelsea boss, winning 44 games, drawing 11 and losing 17.