Heartbreaking Robert Sanchez News has been announced by Chelsea Manager Mauricio Pochettino this Afternoon In a press conference concerning why he was taken off the pitch yesterday
Pochettino delivers an update on Chelsea’s new double injury issue.
Chelsea were trounced by relegation-threatened Everton on Sunday, with Mauricio Pochettino dealt two further injury blows as his job appears to be becoming harder.
Mauricio Pochettino has offered a concerning update on Robert Sanchez and Marc Cucurrella’s ailments, adding that he hopes they are not serious.
Both players were substituted with six minutes remaining in the Blues’ defeat to Everton on Saturday. After joining from Brighton, Sanchez has become Pochettino’s first-choice custodian this season, while Cucurrella has started at left-back for the visitors.
They were substituted late in the game by Djordje Petrovic and Ian Maatsen, respectively, as Pochettino’s team was defeated. And, following the defeat, the Blues manager stated that he is now praying that the two injuries are not serious, with Reece James also pulled off early.
Robert Sanchez had a knee injury while playing for Manchester United. He felt something throughout the second half, which is why he requested a change. “We must hope it is not a major problem,” Pochettino remarked.
“The same thing happened to Marc Cucurella, who twisted his ankle. We trust that these problems are minor. These are the situations we’ve been dealing with since the beginning, and it’s too much for a young squad that needs all of the pieces to come together if we’re going to develop anything substantial.
“Reece felt a pull in his hamstring. We know he’s hurt, but we’re not sure how badly. Of course, he’s a crucial player for us, as one of the top full-backs in the world. It’s very upsetting because we were playing well after about 15 or 20 minutes.
We hadn’t given away many opportunities, and then you have to shuffle things around to make some modifications. Even after Reece was taken off, the team continued to press and play effectively. We’ll go back and analyse what’s wrong with his hamstring in the coming days.”
While Chelsea dominated the game, possessing 72 percent of the possession and 16 shots, the visitors came away with no points. Despite his disappointment, Pochettino chose to focus on the positive.
“I think we dominated the game, we were the better side, but it’s difficult to win games if you don’t score goals.” In the final third, we were not aggressive enough. We’ve been showing potential with it, but today we lacked optimism,” he remarked.
“We had too many approaches into the final third, but it is difficult to win the game if you are not aggressive enough or competing with quality there.” Finally, a lack of attention causes us to allow one goal, but we should have scored earlier.
“We need to score if we want to win the game and move up in the standings.” It’s not only about playing well, since the team did play well and dominated the game against a difficult opponent like Everton.
“I think we deserved full credit because we were much better than them, but in the end you have to score because otherwise you build the opponent’s confidence.” Then it’s difficult to go 97 minutes without making a mistake.”
