“Football always evolves,” said Maresca, whose side take a 2-1 aggregate lead into the home leg of their Conference League last-16 tie against Copenhagen on Thursday.

Chelsea’s default shape under Maresca is easily identifiable and widely known - but the Italian’s ‘line of six’ is a situational tactic

Chelsea will get "better and better" because of the "amazing" coaching of Enzo Maresca, insists Blues defender Levi Colwill. In his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge, Maresca has Chelsea fourth in the Premier League but they have suffered disappointing exits in both domestic cups.

Levi Colwill has hailed "amazing" Enzo Maresca for his ideas after Chelsea head coach appeared to fire dig at some supporters over complaints around his style of play

Enzo Maresca has defended Chelsea's style of play after the Italian found himself under fire ahead of Thursday's UEFA Conference League clash with Copenhagen.

Nobody will mind how Chelsea play against Arsenal and Tottenham if they get six points. But if you play results football and do not get the results, fans have every right to question what they are paying for.

Still inside the stadium, Enzo Maresca used his post-match press conference to praise the flexibility of his side, after they had tweaked their shape to adapt to struggling Leicester fielding - shock horror - a reinforced defence away from home to one of the big boys.

Chelsea face an enormous week in their 2024/25 season with Copenhagen coming to Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening in the Conference League and then a Premier League trip to Arsenal less than 72 hour