Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca used an increasingly disillusioned fan base to “trust” him and accept his preferred style of play.
The blues were held on Sunday on a disappointing 2-2 restlessness against the city bill of Ipswich, which has become frustrated by a group of supporters who were frustrated with the patient, the own-based approach, by a group of supporters.
The split Italian trainer has the support of Chelsea’s owners, but is unimpressed by the “environment”, which was created in the last games at Stamford Bridge. The outfit in West London has won only one of the last four Premier League games – a London derby against 15th place Tottenham Hotspur.
On Sunday with Ipswich on Sunday Chelsea left sixth place in the table, a point of the top 5, which guarantees the qualification of the Champions League. Maresca endeavored to emphasize this strong position if he dealt with the criticism he received.
“In the past two years, Chelsea has been the top four -times top -painting. This season we were the best four most of our season,” noted the blues boss. “I wasn’t here last season two years ago. So I did not judge what happened last year.
“I think it is pretty clear that the direction is the right one. The style is the right one. Before the Ipswich game, we were the defenders of the third-party people to Arsenal and Liverpool. And the attack on third or fourth best. They are numbers that show that the team is doing well.”
The followers of Chelsea protested against the club’s owner group at the end of February and turned to the team and the touch. “When fans complain because our goalkeeper gave away the ball after four minutes when I am one of the fans, I also complain,” admitted Maresca. “But sometimes they also complain with something that they probably can’t see, but it’s a planned game.
“The fans were always good with us. Sometimes they are not happy, but if they are at home against Ipswich and we make some mistakes, it is normal that they are not happy.”
Malo Gusto shifted responsibility to the players. “[Fan frustrations] Can happen, especially how we ended the first half against Ipswich – they were a bit annoyed, we can understand that, “said the right -back.
“The thing for us to get them behind us, we try to give them back, support Chelsea, and we will do that. We definitely need you, we need ourselves as a team to show ourselves on the field that we have Chelsea and and here to win everything, and we will try to show that.”
Maresca has the chance to turn the fans upside down when his team organizes on Thursday in the second on -board of her quarter -finals of her quarter -finals of the Conference League.