Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca tends to bark back at media that suggests the club have 'a big squad'. The assertion is that it is a lazy barb as Chelsea offloaded a host of players in the summer. However, simple maths shows Chelsea still have an unusually large squad and must continue their work in January to cut down on numbers.

Ipswich Town put a dent in Chelsea's Premier League title hopes with a 2-0 win at Portman Road on Monday, but the west London side's head coach Enzo Maresca said no one expected his young team to be in their current position this season.

Enzo Maresca claimed his Chelsea team are still headed in the right direction despite Ipswich loss in last match of 2024.