Coach Pochettino: 'I will not cry'

"If all the players are healthy, we can of course compete for all titles. But things are not like that," Pochettino said after the match at Vitality Stadium on September 17. "Chelsea is missing 12 players due to injury. Three of our four substitutes are young players, the remaining two are goalkeepers. Am I going to cry? No, I accept and move on. Bournemouth is the team good ball".

Chelsea continued to struggle in the start of the season, drawing 0-0 at Bournemouth yesterday. After five rounds, they only won five points, ranking 14th in the Premier League. Part of the reason affecting their performance is that too many key players are out due to injury, including captain Reece James, striker Christopher Nkunku, midfielders Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo and two midfielders Wesley. Fofana, Benoit Badiashile.

Chelsea fans seem to be starting to get impatient. At many times in yesterday's match, they whistled and booed. But Pochettino affirmed that he was not bothered by this, but what disappointed him was that the two full-backs Malo Gusto and Levi Colwill did not follow instructions, making the squad unbalanced.

"They try to push too high. They confuse the attacking players and create opportunities for opponents to find opportunities. Thiago Silva also gets frustrated when his teammates do not follow instructions," said the Argentine military leader. good.

Chelsea spent nearly 500 million USD this summer to buy players. They broke the English football transfer record for the second time in eight months when they recruited Caicedo from Brighton for $142 million. The total amount of money spent by the Stamford Bridge home team since returning to billionaire Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital Group has reached 1.2 billion USD. But that has not brought success on the field.

In round 6, Pochettino and his team will return home to take on Aston Villa.