Enzo Maresca has admitted Chelsea need a leader and are currently working on developing leaders within the squad.Chelsea have one of the youngest squads in the Premier League and a lack of experience

But the identity that Maresca’s trying to instill — seemingly at the behest of his superiors — is an identity that is very hard to readily engage with as a fan. And when results are not there in the end to justify the means, there’s little reason to expect that engagement to increase (at least not in a positive way).

Maresca told Chelsea supporters the club is heading in the right direction compared to the previous two seasons.