Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino (AP)
Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino mentioned the 56 bookings in 18 league video games didn’t present a scarcity of self-discipline however somewhat his gamers’ want to compete.
Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino is defending his workforce’s unwelcome place because the Premier League facet with probably the most yellow playing cards this season.
Pochettino mentioned Chelsea’s 56 bookings in 18 league video games didn’t present a scarcity of self-discipline however somewhat his gamers’ want to compete.
“We’re in an enormous membership, you’re feeling the strain,” Pochettino mentioned forward of Chelsea’s subsequent league recreation in opposition to Crystal Palace on Wednesday. “If you end up annoyed, and also you don’t have perhaps the expertise of different groups, you make a mistake.”
The workforce collected 5 bookings throughout the 2-1 defeat to Wolves at Molineux on Sunday, amongst them Cole Palmer who will now miss the Palace recreation after accruing 5 for the marketing campaign.
Raheem Sterling additionally noticed yellow for simulation when he sought a penalty in stoppage time.
“Palmer is enjoying for us his first season as a daily. It’s regular. The gamers care, they wish to win, they’re annoyed,” Pochettino mentioned. “It’s not self-discipline. We have to have extra the capability to learn the state of affairs of the sport.”
Chelsea has already seen suspensions for Reece James, Malo Gusto and Conor Gallagher after being despatched off earlier within the season, whereas summer season signing Nicolas Jackson is simply two bookings wanting 10 for the marketing campaign and an extra two-match ban, having additionally been suspended in September.
Pochettino additionally pointed towards accidents as a contributing think about his workforce’s general struggles, with a minimum of eight gamers unfit for the assembly with Palace at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea is tenth within the league, 5 locations greater than Palace.
