CFC Specials - Pochetino: the team is young and there will be ups and downs
A goal is all that is needed from Anthony Elanga just after halftime for the Blues to suffer their first home loss of the year against Steve Cooper's team. That goal was sufficient to give the visitors all three points. Chelsea made 21 goal attempts, compared to Forest's 7, but there weren't many clear-cut opportunities. Bettering an opponent's statistics, according to Chilwell, doesn't necessarily result in a conversion or three points.
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Highlights of the match.
'Everyone in the changing room is currently very disappointed with the very frustrating outcome. The most significant statistic is the goals, even if we controlled the game's possession and played well overall. The black and white of it is that we lost in that area and lost the game, and we need to have been clinical and avoid cheap mistakes. Football mistakes happen; the important thing is how you bounce back and attempt to re-enter contests which is still a long way to go.
For me Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest at home on Saturday, suffering our second loss of the season despite controlling possession and territory against tenacious opponents is Pochetino's fault after playing nine defensive minded players and only two outright attackers.
Pochettino is aware that there is still much potential for development, especially in the final third, but he is optimistic that the Stamford Bridge reconstruction project he is in charge of will be successful.
He said, "A process like this is always up and down." Our team is quite inexperienced which is something to take into consideration each time you want to appraise them or criticise them. From our perspective, it's about finding the time to work, develop the players, and build the finest platform. Of certainly, we need to approach goals with more calmness and authenticity. We need to do better in this scenario, and we need to work incredibly hard. We have to show that we can score. Although the process cannot be sped up, this team has the potential to develop into a highly strong and competitive one. Nicolas Jackson had the best chance for us on Saturday towards the end of the second half, but the Senegalese striker was unable to put his close-range shot on goal.
Jackson is the guy to lead the Chelsea attack, and Pochettino stated why he is not worried about that mistake. The head coach continued, "He needs time. He must adjust to playing in the Premier League. Although he is doing a terrific job, scoring is difficult.
He occasionally makes a little bit of a rash decision, but it's only to calm his worries and be more composed and relaxed. In the future, when he is unhurried, at ease, and feels at home in the squad and the Premier League, he will convert this kind of opportunity. He will undoubtedly score goals.
Lastly, just as Pochetino has said over and over again, the team is an transition and much should not be expected from them this season. The highest we can pray for at the moment is Europa League next season. I don't see this team making it to the Champions League next season.
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