Former Arsenal attacker Paul Merson says he thinks Enzo Maresca shall be sacked by Chelsea if he loses the following two video games.
The Blues have been on a poor run of type which has seen them slip from second within the Premier League desk to seventh.
They had been and have gained simply two of the final ten video games within the league.
Subsequent up within the league for Maresca and Chelsea are dwelling clashes and Leicester Metropolis, two video games which Merson believes are pivotal.
“In the event that they don’t win their subsequent two video games, the supervisor gained’t be there,” Merson claimed to Sky Sports activities.
“They’re taking part in towards two of the worst groups to play within the Premier League for I don’t understand how lengthy in Southampton and Leicester. So, in the event that they don’t win these two video games, he’ll do nicely to maintain his job.
“Chelsea have gotten to get within the Champions League. They want the Champions League to maintain gamers like Cole Palmer as he’ll wish to play in that competitors.
“They should end within the high 5, in any other case I dread to assume what’s going to occur. I simply don’t see what the plan is. All of the seven-year contracts and these gamers aren’t getting any higher. What number of of them have been a significant success?”
Talking forward of the sport towards Southampton on Tuesday, Maresca defended his aspect and mentioned he thinks they’re near turning issues round.
“The identification is there,” he mentioned. “At this second, it’s only a matter of outcomes. I’ve the sensation that by profitable one, we will have a great run once more and we construct a great momentum once more. That is what the gamers want.
“Within the final seven, eight, 10 video games, the large distinction has been particularly contained in the field – in each bins. Other than within the Brighton match, we all the time create probabilities, we nearly all the time rating.
“So the distinction has been contained in the field. We must be defensively extra sturdy and extra scientific after we get the possibility.”