Chelsea saw their Premier League title hopes severely dented on Monday night as they suffered a shock 2-0 loss at the hands of Ipswich. The Blues were undone by an early penalty from Liam Delap and a strike from Omari Hutchinson in the early stages of the second half, with the defeat coming off the back of a 2-1 reverse at home to Fulham.

Now we get to see how Enzo Maresca handles a challenge at Chelsea which is solely about what he can do as a coach.

January will test Chelsea’s progress. Maresca doesn’t need any new signings at this moment in time. There might come a point at which the Italian wants certain areas of his squad strengthened or remoulded, but right now Chelsea must get players off its books rather than add new ones. Chelsea must resist the temptation to spend more.