That sets out his stall pretty clearly. What he wants is in direct opposition to what most supporters want to see. It is not impossible to get the crowd to back a team playing controlled football. Jose Mourinho did it. But he had the weight of unimpeachable results behind him. Maresca does not - yet.

Enzo Maresca slammed criticism of Chelsea's scrappy 1-0 victory against Leicester as the Blues boss claimed winning in the Premier League is not as easy as it looks on a "PlayStation" console."If you think football is just PlayStation and you win easy?

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca gave supporters a reason to be excited during his first few weeks in the role after seamlessly transitioning into life in West London. The Italian lost his first game against Manchester City but led the Blues to a six-game unbeaten run,