{"id":292109,"date":"2023-10-02T23:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292109"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:24:30","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-opens-up-on-struggles-with-chelseas-young-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/mauricio-pochettino-opens-up-on-struggles-with-chelseas-young-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino opens up on struggles with Chelsea's young players"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mauricio Pochettino admits Chelsea are trying to bed in too many young players at once \u2018to a team that is not solid\u2019 but insisted they will come good with time and patience.<\/p>\n
Pochettino opened up about some of the difficulties trying to mould his youthful Chelsea squad together after their 2-0 win at neighbours Fulham.<\/p>\n
One of the players who has taken his time to settle, \u00a388.5m winger Mykhailo Mudryk, finally opened his Chelsea account with his first competitive goal since joining in January.<\/p>\n
Fellow 22 year-old, striker Armando Broja, marked his first start since recovering from a serious knee injury with Chelsea\u2019s second.<\/p>\n
Their first-half goals \u2013 just 82 seconds apart \u2013 earned Chelsea a second successive win after a disappointing start to the season and Pochettino said, when asked about Mudryk in particular: \u2018It\u2019s about maturity, adaptation. We need to understand young people need time to settle. Massive change to come here and it\u2019s not easy to settle because, being honest, too many young players arrive to a team that is not solid.<\/p>\n
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Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino (right) admitted it has been hard bedding-in Chelsea’s young players<\/p>\n
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22-year-old Mykhailo Mudryk (right) scored his first competitive goal for the club in Monday’s win over Fulham<\/p>\n
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\u2018It\u2019s not the cherry of the cake. They need to add something to the team, to add something important.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is to trust these guys, these young talented players. It\u2019s a massive job. A step by step but very short steps. Sometimes people don\u2019t have the patience. For us it\u2019s patience, even when we lose.<\/p>\n
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Pochettino wants upcoming talents at Stamford Bridge to ‘add something to the team’<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s important to keep calm but also [find] ways to keep improving and trust. Keep building belief and confidence because we need confidence.\u2019<\/p>\n
Chelsea picked up a couple more injury concerns at Craven Cottage with Mudryk coming off at half-time and Moises Caicedo being withdrawn late on.<\/p>\n
Pochettino added: \u2018He [Mudryk] felt something in his quad. \u2018Hopefully it\u2019s not a big issue. He didn\u2019t feel comfortable to keep playing. [Caicedo had a] contusion but also hopefully it\u2019s nothing wrong.\u2019<\/p>\n
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