Chelsea fans should 'trust' me - Maresca

Chelsea head Enzo Maresca has urged fans to spot him and says nan squad is improving nether his leadership.

The Italian, 45, saw his squad jeered by immoderate fans while they were losing astatine location to Ipswich connected Sunday successful a crippled wherever they yet came backmost to tie 2-2.

After nan match, nan coach accused supporters of creating an situation that forced nan squad to suffer its measurement - amid disapproval of his tactics, style of play and insistence to play retired from nan back.

When asked whether he trusts his shot tin entertain Chelsea's fans, Maresca said: "I americium not capable to do a different style.

"The connection [is] that pinch [the] fans [behind us] we are a amended team. I wholly understand that, arsenic a team, we person to prosecute our fans. That's thing that connected Sunday we were not capable to do, particularly for those 20 aliases 25 minutes. It is besides connected america to beryllium bully capable to prosecute our fans."

One of Chelsea's pre-season targets was to suffice for nan Champions League but Sunday's tie has seen nan nine driblet into sixth successful nan Premier League table.

With a top-five decorativeness now needed to scope Europe's apical competition, Maresca sought to further take sides his grounds arsenic Chelsea head truthful far, adding: "I deliberation we proved this play [that we are progressing] moreover if sometimes from nan extracurricular it is difficult to see.

"In nan past 2 years Chelsea has been successful nan apical 4 zero times. This play we person been successful nan apical 4 for astir of nan season. I don't cognize why - I wasn't present past play aliases 2 years agone - I americium not judging those seasons, conscionable this season.

"But I deliberation nan fans person to spot us, nan squad and what nan nine is doing now because if successful nan past 2 seasons Chelsea was not successful nan apical 4 and this play Chelsea was successful nan apical 4 astir of nan twelvemonth - that's large impervious nan squad is improving and doing nan correct things.

"For me, is that enough? No, because I would for illustration to conflict for titles, conflict for nan Premier League and Champions League."

Chelsea's adjacent chance to impressment nan fans is simply a Uefa Conference League quarter-final 2nd limb against Legia Warsaw astatine Stamford Bridge, pinch nan Blues 3-0 up from nan first limb successful Poland.

"We tin scope a European semi-final, which, yes, it isn't nan Champions League but it is still a European competition. It's rather clear nan guidance and style is nan correct one," added Maresca.

"Before Ipswich, we were nan 3rd champion defenders and 4th aliases 5th champion attackers. After Ipswich, we are upset and we are going to effort to triumph much games to scope nan Champions League spot."

On jeers from nan fans, defender Malo Gusto added: "For judge you perceive this connected nan transportation and astatine nan extremity you tin opportunity to yourself that nan fans were not down us. But we play for Chelsea, we're each here, we each travel to nan stadium to support this team."