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Enzo Maresca said he believes Chelsea are heading in the right direction and insisted he is paying no mind to the club’s critics.

The Blues sit third in the Premier League table, six points off league leaders Arsenal , after 11 games.

It has been a chaotic few years for Chelsea since Clearlake Capital acquired the club in 2022, with four permanent managers taking their place in the dugout at Stamford Bridge, but Maresca believes his young side are now ready to push on and compete for major honours.

“As a club, we're going in the right direction,” he said in an interview

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