Enzo Maresca was hoping that the student would become the teacher in his second head-to-head with former mentor Pep Guardola this Premier League season.
As Saturday demonstrated, visits to play Manchester City often expose the unvarnished reality of where Chelsea really are
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has demanded more from Robert Sanchez after the Spaniard made further errors to cost his side.
Former Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has named two players blocking Chelsea's path to winning the English Premier League title under Enzo Maresca.
Enzo Maresca offered his backing to Robert Sanchez after Chelsea's defeat at Man City but gave no guarantees that the goalkeeper will keep his place.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted that he still "trusts" goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after a disastrous performance during Saturday's defeat to Manchester City, but did not commit to blindly sticking with the error-prone Spaniard.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca opened up on links to Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho and played down the transfer talks. Garnacho has been heavily linked with the Blues on the final days of the January transfer window.
Chelsea legend Roberto Di Matteo has been hugely impressed with how his fellow Italian has fared at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has compared forward Cole Palmer's influence on the team to that of Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah on Liverpool.
Chelsea hero John Obi Mikel insists Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez are "not good enough" to help the Blues challenge for the Premier League title.
Chelsea star Axel Disasi is reportedly keen to join Aston Villa following transfer talks with Villans boss Unai Emery. The 26-year-old has been a bit-part player at Stamford Bridge under Enzo Maresca and has started just four Premier League games this campaign.