Pochettino finally sees what he desires from Chelsea team

The Pride of London offer opinion as Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino finally sees what he desires from the Blues team. And PoL also analyse a piece of transfer speculation as a wonderkid reportedly slips away from the west London outfit.

Following the 3-2 defeat of Brighton & Hove Albion at the weekend, Pochettino spoke to ChelseaFC.com. The Argentine was said to be ‘delighted’ with his team for exhibiting a fighting spirit after midfielder Conor Gallagher was dismissed for two bookable offences in the first half of the contest. ‘Poch’ was admittedly proud of his squad, whom he declared showed character for attaining three points versus the Seagulls:

"‘We are a young team with young players and we need to improve,’ he said. ‘We need to learn that the Premier League is the best league and we have many players that need to believe and feel that they play in the Premier League. During this period, after Newcastle when we didn’t show our true selves, we wanted player well, we wanted to show that we care and win the game.‘The team was really good, I feel very proud because Newcastle was tough and then again Brighton is always difficult to play and in the first 25 minutes we scored twice and were controlling the game. We were a little bit flat when we conceded at the end of the first half In the second half and then Gallagher was sent off. It wasn’t a red card, but that is my opinion, maybe I am wrong.‘I am so proud of the players and the character they showed. I told them at half-time I was happy because it was a great opportunity for us, a massive challenge. We needed to show that we are a team. That is something that for sure will improve us.‘It’s not only about building the way you want to play and the philosophy on the pitch. Before that you need to feel that you belong to the team, you need to belong to the club, you need to settle yourself, you need to grow, you need to get experience. There are many things before you can talk about going and playing out from back, or playing with three or four offensive players, or three or four at the back. That is coming after.‘Most importantly, I think we needed this type of game that challenged us and the opportunity to understand that we need to be a team and behave like a team out there. I am pleased for that and of course we are going to improve because we have very talented players.’"

Paris Saint-Germain set to pip Chelsea to Gabriel Moscardo signing

We all know that the modern modus operandi of Chelsea Football Club is to sign potential star power, and buy them young. We have seen this strategy develop at Stamford Bridge over a period of time now. Some of the youthful talent acquired is ready to feature, some inevitably play to a better degree than others. The promising but raw Malo Gusto comes to mind. Along with Cole Palmer, who has the capacity to be exceptional, as I see his promise.

The latest in a long, long procession of already slightly high profile up-and-coming players linked with the Fulham Road side is Gabriel Moscardo. Unfortunately for Todd Boehly and his heavily influenced and impressionable recruitment chiefs, it seems as though they won’t get their hands on the 18-year-old.

The report asserts that the Blues are hoping to add to their ranks during the upcoming January 2024 transfer window. The Corinthians man may now be going to PSG, if FourFourTwo’s article with a quoted claim from Fabrizio Romano is credible. It most likely is. Along with CFC, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are interested in the midfield prospect.