No red alert as Maresca plays the long game

ENZO MARESCA insisted that he is not feeling the heat at Chelsea despite back-to-back defeats

- BY BOBBY VINCENT

ENZO MARESCA insisted he is not feeling the heat at Chelsea despite back-to-back defeats and just three wins from their opening eight games.

The Blues lost their past two Premier League games to Manchester United and Brighton after going down to 10 men.

Chelsea were even booed off by their own fans on Saturday as Brighton scored twice in stoppage time to win 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Maresca’s substitutions after Trevoh Chalobah's red card also faced criticism, but the Italian, below, is adamant he is not under any pressure from the Chelsea board ahead of tonight's clash with Benfica.