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3 Key adjustments for Pochettino’s Chelsea team

By Malcom David

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Chelsea FC manager Mauricio Pochettino gives instructions to Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto during a break in play during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on September 02, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Chelsea FC manager Mauricio Pochettino gives instructions to Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto during a break in play during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on September 02, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images) /
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Chelsea’s Senegalese striker #15 Nicolas Jackson reacts to their defeat on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge in London on September 2, 2023. Forest won the game 1-0. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) /

3. Emphasis on Attack and Finishing

Chelsea currently rank fifth in the league for shots taken this season and are among the top five teams in both passes and possession. Brighton have conceded more goals than CFC this season yet the seagulls are sixth in the table three points away from first place while the Blues are in 12th.

The statistics and the eye test would suggest that the West Londoners look like a top club for just about every phase in the game until it comes to their output in the final third. Mauricio Pochettino is as helpless as the fans that watch the games in terms of physically helping the players put the ball in the back of the net during a match. Yet, if not already in place, there needs to be more emphasis on finishing and practicing in game attacking scenarios in training so that come matchday our players have the most confidence in front of goal.

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Top teams need to score a lot of goals, there’s just no way around it. If the Blues want to return to the glory days of contending for and winning titles, we need to become a competent attacking side.  Granted Pochettino is indeed the ideal candidate to implement that style of football, hopefully with a healthier squad to his disposal and a formational shift to deploying more of our younger attacking players, the Argentinian can fix the conundrum that is Chelsea Football Club.

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