Are fears over Maresca’s Chelsea future unfair?

Last week, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca blasted suggestions that his future may be in jeopardy.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Maresca addressed the criticism of his tenure, saying there was “no reason to be negative” and highlighting that only five games in six months ended in defeat, four of which saw a Chelsea player receive a yellow card.

Chelsea will face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, where a third successive Premier League defeat, which the Blues last experienced under interim manager Frank Lampard, would leave them two points clear of Arne Slot’s reigning champions.

Before the October international break even arrives, that would almost put an end to any chance Chelsea would win the Premier League.

Despite their struggles, Maresca’s position seems likely at this point, with Chelsea content to win both the Conference League and the Club World Cup and the title of Champions League champion.

Maresca continued to divide the club’s fanbase when questioned about what it would take for them to chant his name on Monday: “Continue to win trophies.

I’ll admit it, I’d like it to happen [certainly], but that’s not what I want it to happen. I’m already content.

One of the main findings of the statistics is that mistakes.

More than any other Premier League club has made mistakes in the last 12 games that resulted in red cards, including 12 that led to shots and five that led to goals this term.

Maresca noted that Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah were attempting to take the ball but mistimed their challenges, noting that they were “playing down the red cards.”

Interesting is Maresca’s admission that, having coached 10 men in the final two games, “I could have probably made better decisions” based on his admission.

More than any other Premier League team, Chelsea has received 114 yellow and four red cards since the start of the season.

In their previous two Champions League games this year, the Blues have also received six yellow cards and one red.

No injuries or suspensions are reported for Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Cole Palmer, Chalobah, Andrey Santos, Wesley Fofana, Liam Delap, and Dario Essugo.

The most significant effects have been the departures of legendary attackers Palmer and Colwill, who are crucial for establishing counterattacks from the back.

Maresca’s defensive options are also limited by Chalobah’s suspension, who has already used six different centre-back partnerships in his previous ten games.

Chelsea won the Club World Cup by defeating Paris St-Germain 3-0 in the New Jersey final in mid-July, according to Maresca.

According to a recent FifPro report, that victory made players more anxious, and it forced Chelsea and PSG to cut back on their pre-season training.

According to Transfermarkt, Chelsea’s starting XI age in the Premier League is only 24.1 years old, which is just behind Sunderland’s.

The Blues purposefully created a young squad, the only Premier League team to have a player over the age of 30 in a matchday squad.

However, Chelsea have received criticism for their defense and goalkeepers’ performance, and this young person may have been responsible for both mistakes and indiscipline.

You can’t enter Old Trafford with your goalkeeper and center-backs, said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher following their defeat at Manchester United. That simply won’t help you win the championship.

Since the start of the previous season, Sanchez has committed a league-high 10 errors that result in shots and five goals, but Filip Jorgensen, his replacement, also, struggled against Lincoln last week.

Chelsea are understood to be content with their decision to not sign AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan for a fee of £25 million, with Sanchez still gaining the support of the organization’s management and hierarchy.

After Levi Colwill had surgery for a serious knee injury in August, Maresca requested a new central defender. Chelsea wanted him to use the squad’s already available options.

Piero Hincapie, who was also thought but now plays for Arsenal, was the only player who Chelsea had considered signing for a central defender, having already looked into the market for one.

Chelsea believed they didn’t miss any opportunities to change the league, despite admiring Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace but watching as Liverpool’s deal for the defender fell on deadline day.

Additionally, Chelsea wants to keep track of Dortmund defender Aaron Anselmino and Strasbourg goalkeeper Mike Penders and defender Mamadou Sarr.