Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has called on fans to keep faith in his leadership, insisting the team is showing real signs of progress despite recent setbacks.The 45-year-old Italian faced jeers from

Maresca told Chelsea supporters the club is heading in the right direction compared to the previous two seasons.

But the identity that Maresca’s trying to instill — seemingly at the behest of his superiors — is an identity that is very hard to readily engage with as a fan. And when results are not there in the end to justify the means, there’s little reason to expect that engagement to increase (at least not in a positive way).