Chelsea legend Joe Cole believes the club are heading in the right direction under head coach Enzo Maresca and does not believe the Italian's job is under any immediate pressure at Stamford Bridge.

Before back-to-back victories against Benfica and Liverpool, there were a small section of supporters - particularly online - calling for Maresca to be sacked. The Blues have endured a mixed start to the campaign, with Saturday evening's dramatic late win against the Reds lifting them up to seventh in the Premier League table.

In the league, Maresca's men have won three of their seven matches, while drawing two and losing a couple in the process. In the Champions League, they started off with an away defeat to Bayern Munich - that can be forgiven - but responded with a crucial three points at home to Benfica last week, while Chelsea have progressed into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

When tensions were a tad high in the fan base, football.london brought you the news that Chelsea would not panic and sack Maresca - even if they were to be beaten against Benfica and Liverpool, which of course did not happen regardless. The reality is: Chelsea...