Enzo Maresca has not overreacted to Chelsea's winless run, insisting such setbacks were always to be expected this early in his side's "journey".
Former Leicester City boss Maresca took charge at Stamford Bridge at the start of this season and looked to have quickly turned Chelsea into Premier League title contenders.
Yet a stretch of three matches without a win, drawing with Everton and losing to Fulham and Ipswich Town, has left the Blues 10 points behind leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand.
Chelsea have not lost three in a row in the Premier League since May 2023 and visit Crystal Palace on Saturday.
They are still in the Premier League's top four going into that match, though, and Maresca is content with the progress of a side who finished sixth last season and 12th the year before.
"No, we don't like to lose games or drop points, but it's not going to affect our journey as we all are aware during the season you are going to lose games," the Chelsea coach said.
"We finish the first part of the season, now starting the second part thinking we are going to win and lose, but important to improve game by game.
"This is a journey that started five or six months ago, not five or six years. Other teams started five or six years ago and now fighting to win the Premier League β we just started five or six months ago."
Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Palace in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge, but they had won the previous 13 league meetings between the sides.
Kattyranking
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blind fool
Vasdknpsz
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where is the problem please we need a win
Wawbklptz
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talking about 5 or 6 years coach with small mentality
Is what he said not true?
Basadikmuy
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This Coach is immature and he's very far away to Coach clubs like Chelsea. Imagine choosing, Badiashile, Sanchez and Disasi over Chalobah and Petrovic sure ππ The so-called Chelsea FC Owners are not serious. After spending huge sums of money and you employ someone not ready to challenge for titles and trophies sure πππ€π€π€· It's very shameful!!
Why are you talking like this, in the past two months or so did you say something like that? I wonder if you are a real Chelsea fan because the so called big clubs have been with one manager for more than five, six to nine years projects. Maresca is really really surpassing all expectations
vuhabnptz
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today Chelsea 4
yasbeiknop
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coach you must be serious
danbiltu
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we are yet to be there.
Murlimac5292
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Chelsea win πͺπΌππ₯π₯π₯π₯
fetdeiuz
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This Coach is immature and he's very far away to Coach clubs like Chelsea. Imagine choosing, Badiashile, Sanchez and Disasi over Chalobah and Petrovic sure ππ The so-called Chelsea FC Owners are not serious. After spending huge sums of money and you employ someone not ready to challenge for titles and trophies sure πππ€π€π€· It's very shameful!!
you are right
fetdeiuz
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talking about 5 or 6 years coach with small mentality
fetdeiuz
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this coach talking about last means you are very stupid look at those teams last and compare them to these season
Zutacdkmr
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forward we go with Chelsea
Kattyranking
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dump clown
riobciortu
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well said mr coach
riobciortu
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for the third this season Chelsea is in blackout
Feccklstuz
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This Coach is immature and he's very far away to Coach clubs like Chelsea. Imagine choosing, Badiashile, Sanchez and Disasi over Chalobah and Petrovic sure ππ The so-called Chelsea FC Owners are not serious. After spending huge sums of money and you employ someone not ready to challenge for titles and trophies sure πππ€π€π€· It's very shameful!!
you're not serious at all. Well, you might be a United fan that's why you're typing rubbish like that. nonsense
Hikcdeiot
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which journey and you Bench all good players and Chelsea no defence no midfielder no striker and no set peace coach
Wodaeipy
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This Coach is immature and he's very far away to Coach clubs like Chelsea. Imagine choosing, Badiashile, Sanchez and Disasi over Chalobah and Petrovic sure ππ The so-called Chelsea FC Owners are not serious. After spending huge sums of money and you employ someone not ready to challenge for titles and trophies sure πππ€π€π€· It's very shameful!!
i think you should typing rubbish, you don't know anything about football or Chelsea, it's like you're not a Chelsea fan , well that's explain your stupid writing's
resacnpuy
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Chelsea, are currently one of the inform team in Europe.
lekabemors
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This Coach is immature and he's very far away to Coach clubs like Chelsea. Imagine choosing, Badiashile, Sanchez and Disasi over Chalobah and Petrovic sure ππ The so-called Chelsea FC Owners are not serious. After spending huge sums of money and you employ someone not ready to challenge for titles and trophies sure πππ€π€π€· It's very shameful!!