Maresca has questions to answer over Cole's difficult second season

Chelsea boss must adapt his tactics to get the best from the team’s struggling star

- Dan Kilpatrick

Enzo Maresca suggested Chelsea fans could “decide” whether or not they approve of his stuttering team after the Blues were booed off at half-time of Sunday’s draw with Ipswich, and it is fair to say many of them already have.Maresca appears to be rapidly losing the support of the club’s faithful as Chelsea stagger towards the end of the season, still in contention for a return to the Champions League and a European trophy — but convincing no one.

It seems a long time ago that supporters were chanting “We've got our Chelsea back” as they surged into second place before Christmas, and since the turn of the year, only West Ham, Manchester United and Tottenham have picked up fewer points than Maresca’s toothless side, excluding the newly-promoted clubs.