Now we get to see how Enzo Maresca handles a challenge at Chelsea which is solely about what he can do as a coach.

Gary Neville has lauded Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo for his resurgence in form under new boss Enzo Maresca. The Ecuador international, signed from Brighton for a British record transfer worth £115 million last year,

Enzo Maresca delivers the diffidult verdict after Chelsea suffered a second straight defeat, to Ipswich Town on Monday.

Ipswich Town put a dent in Chelsea's Premier League title hopes with a 2-0 win at Portman Road on Monday, but the west London side's head coach Enzo Maresca said no one expected his young team to be in their current position this season.

It has been a fortnight of vindication for Enzo Maresca, though one he would rather have swerved. Across three Premier League matches either side of Christmas, his young Chelsea side have at last provided some evidence for his long-held theory that this is at least one season too early to talk of the title as a realistic aim.

Enzo Maresca refused to be too hard on Chelsea after a 2-0 loss at Ipswich but conceded the result shows they are a long way from being able to compete with the Premier League's best. A barnstorming display by Liam Delap helped Ipswich register a first top-flight home win in 22 years as he scored a 12th-minute penalty and then laid on Omari Hutchinson's goal eight minutes into the second half.