"Winning one game in five isn't good enough for any Chelsea manager. Sometimes you get these runs in a season, especially playing more than one game per week, where all of a sudden you find you've lost three or four games in no time at all. It's up to the manager then to prove that it's only a dip in form, rather than any sort of worrying issue."
"When you can't defend well, you can't win games, and that's a big problem. I don't think the players are good enough, but at the same time, the manager has to organise things. There are teams in the Premier League with worse defenders than Chelsea, but they defend better. So if the manager can't sort that out, there are going to be serious questions asked and I think there are already some questions being asked of him."
Chelsea started the season well but has won only one of its last five matches across all competitions, that solitary win coming against Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup. Enzo Maresca remains backed by the club hierarchy for now, but mounting poor results have increased scrutiny of his role. Observers warn that continued poor form would place Maresca under serious pressure. Defensive frailties are highlighted as a key issue, with vulnerability at the back preventing wins and prompting questions about both player quality and managerial organisation. Chelsea face Benfica and Liverpool in coming fixtures.
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