Enzo Maresca's £280m problem comes to light as Chelsea boss admits feeling "shame" It was a strong choice of words from a head coach not typically used to showing his frustrations in front of a camera.
Yet as the fixtures have piled up and the consistency of his rotation has become more difficult to maintain, the performances and results that briefly had Chelsea fans dreaming of a title challenge have been downgraded to a place where a battle for Champions League qualification is now on the cards.
But Enzo Maresca’s claim that he “felt shame” with how Chelsea threw away another lead on Tuesday night was striking because of the many ways it could be applied.
Maresca has done a fine job of balancing Chelsea’s loaded squad through the campaign so far, mostly through having a weekend and midweek XI.
It is important, then, to remember that the Maresca project remains on course and despite it being a month today since their last league win there should be no cause for panic.
