Enzo Maresca insists Chelsea are improving despite an alarming slump in form that has put the Blues at risk of missing out on the Champions League for a third consecutive season.

Chelsea are moving in the right direction and developing a playing style that will help them in the long run, coach Enzo Maresca said on Wednesday in an impassioned defence of his players who were jeered over the weekend.

Enzo Maresca has launched a firm defence of his style of play, but warned his Chelsea players it is up to them to engage disgruntled fans. The Blues meet Legia Warsaw in the second leg of their Conference League quarter-final on Thursday night,