Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has had his say on his team's red card problems after Joao Pedro's dismissal in Tuesday's win over Benfica.

One outlet has gone ahead and named ten potential new managers Chelsea could turn to to replace Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea might have won their first Champions League game of the season, but one poor performance highlighted a major issue for Enzo Maresca. The Blues defeated Benfica by a goal to nil at Stamford Bridge, ending their three-match losing streak, which had been placing pressure on Maresca’s job.

João Pedro was dismissed in stoppage time of a scratchy 1–0 Champions League win over José Mourinho’s visitors after collecting a second yellow card. The Brazilian was booked for a foul within seconds of his second-half introduction before getting penalised for a high boot with the match already won.

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Chelsea’s decent start to the season has slowed as of late, as they suffered their first defeat of the Premier League season, coming against Manchester United. The Blues were immediately disadvantaged, as Robert Sanchez was shown a straight red card just five minutes into the encounter.

This is a syndication of the article originally published for the BBC, here.A red card born of an error followed by a bad decision, defensive changes and an eventual collapse. Sound familiar?

MARC CUCURELLA has warned his Chelsea team-mates they must stop losing their heads and getting themselves needlessly sent off. Fullback Cucurella, 27, was the player of the match in the 1-0