A productive debut season means Enzo Maresca isn’t under pressure to deliver silverware in his sophomore year, but even a brief trophy drought in west London can trigger desires for a managerial change.
While the Blues have advanced to multiple League Cup finals over the past decade, they haven’t won this competition since 2015.
Their domestic cup journey this term begins away at League One Lincoln City, and Maresca will surely use the extremities of his deep but injury-hit squad on Tuesday night. Some may question whether Chelsea have enough star talent to challenge for the Premier League title, but they certainly boast the requisite alternatives to compete on multiple fronts.
They’ve already proved themselves as an adept cup team under Maresca.
Here’s how the Italian could set the Blues up at the LNER Stadium in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
