Jamie Carragher ruthless Chelsea criticism over Enzo Maresca 'ridiculous' supporters claim

Jamie Carragher believes there is a disconnect between the Chelsea supporters and head coach Enzo Maresca as he slammed their performance in their draw against Ipswich Town.

The Blues managed to salvage a draw after a second-half fightback against the Premier League strugglers following a nightmare first-half.

Maresca's side slipped two goals behind against the Tractor Boys after goals from Julio Enciso and defender Ben Johnson.

The Stamford Bridge faithful voiced their discontent towards the dismal display with poor defending and positional play coming back to haunt them in the opening 45.

The former Liverpool defender believes the jeers from the home fans shows the disconnect between them and the head coach.

"Maresca, down here - the manager, he's instructing Palmer to get higher up and keep an eye on the goalkeeper but just listen to the noise from the crowd (boos)," said Carragher.

"That's because they don't want them to play out from the back, you can see the goalkeeper urging everybody up and at one stage, telling the crowd to calm down.

"So he's been influenced by the crowd so he's said, 'push up' and that's when there's the chant from the crowd, 'attack, attack, attack'.

"But what Maresca is talking about is that this is not a team who are not used to going direct, the first thing the goalkeeper does is put it on the head of Burgess, the best headerer of the ball in their defence - so that's a mistake.

"Then the positional play of the players, again maybe not used to going long from a goalkick.

"Fernandez, in the wrong position with an Ipswich player behind him, and Chalobah's position is absolutely ridiculous.

"For a player at this level, if I said to you where is he playing? I'd say, 'Chalobah is playing a centre-back in a back four and the right-back is getting treatment, he's off the pitch.

"He's actually at right-back in a back four, there's your left-back, centre-back, centre-back, right-back - that is just ridiculous, the position he finds himself in.

"So they're not set-up to do it, Ipswich win the header and before you know it, because of the positional play, huge space here, in behind Chalobah and finishes with Ben Johnson at the back post putting them 2-0 up.

"Again, it all just smacks from the disconnection from the supporters onto the pitch.

"Look at Fernandez, look at Caicedo, they're screaming at Sanchez, 'don't be influenced by the crowd, don't be influenced by it'.

"But that's right you shouldn't be influenced by it or do as they say, but it tells you there is no connection between Chelsea supporters or the man in the dugout."