'Maresca appointment contributes to identity crisis Chelsea are enduring'

It is the reason we are repeatedly told 'This is Manchester United football club' in disbelief as the Red Devils continue to follow their trophy-laden dynasty under Sir Alex Ferguson with what is now 11 disappointing years without a league title. Apply the same logic to Chelsea. Between Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's acquisition of the club in 2003 and his sale to Clearlake Capital in 2022, the club won honours under Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafa Benitez, Antonio Conte, Maurizio Sarri and Thomas Tuchel.