Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has claimed that he could be without 11 total players against Everton due to injuries. The London club has been struck by the injury bug several times throughout the current campaign. Some of the club’s biggest stars have yet to reach 20 total appearances this season. This list includes Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana. The latter defender has yet to feature at all in the current campaign.
Along with these five players, six more are likely to miss action on Monday. Levi Colwill and Lesley Ugochukwu remain out with toe and hamstring issues respectively. However, Pochettino has now claimed that Enzo Fernandez, Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi, and Robert Sanchez may also not feature against the Toffees.
According to the Chelsea boss, Fernandez and Disasi are “undergoing a medical assessment” ahead of Monday’s match. Sterling and Sanchez, on the other hand, are dealing with separate illnesses.
Chelsea manager says injuries make it unfair against Everton, rest of EPL
Pochettino spoke on the series of setbacks during his regularly scheduled press conference on Friday. The Argentine coach began the conversation by admitting that it is “not fair” to determine a real opinion on his squad under the unfortunate circumstances. Chelsea has struggled once again this season, despite spending big in the transfer market.
However, the manager also added that he did not want to make any excuses for his team’s poor performances throughout the campaign. “I don’t want to talk about excuses,” stated Pochettino. “Now I want to be positive, it’s a good opportunity for the young guys.”
“It should be fair for us to have a fit squad. We can’t prove that we are a good squad and that we can compete for big things. It’s very tough when you don’t have the squad fit. We want to increase the competition between them, but that’s not an excuse.”
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-04-12 17:17:23
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