{"id":298756,"date":"2023-12-08T23:25:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298756"},"modified":"2023-12-08T23:25:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:25:25","slug":"pochettino-admits-he-is-worried-about-chelseas-defending-of-crosses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/pochettino-admits-he-is-worried-about-chelseas-defending-of-crosses\/","title":{"rendered":"Pochettino admits he is worried about Chelsea&apos;s defending of crosses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Mauricio Pochettino admits he is worried about Chelsea&#8217;s poor record defending crosses ahead of their trip to Everton&#8230; as towering Toffees could prove a handful for the Blues<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea have conceded the second most goals from crosses so far this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino admitted his side have plenty of work to do\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mauricio Pochettino has so much work to do with woeful Chelsea &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Upset Mauricio Pochettino admits his side have plenty of work to do on their defending from crosses ahead of their visit to the Premier League\u2019s tallest team Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino branded Chelsea\u2019s current situation as \u2018unbelievable\u2019 and insisted they need to improve their organisation and desire after conceding Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay\u2019s match-winning back-post header despite focussing part of their preparation on trying to prevent exactly that sort of situation.<\/p>\n<p>McTominay outmuscled stand-in captain Levi Colwill to score from Alejandro Garnacho\u2019s cross leaving Pochettino facing questions about his side being bullied.<\/p>\n<p>Only three teams have conceded more headed league goals this season than Chelsea\u2019s six.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have also shipped seven from crosses and just Sheffield United have a worse record with 12.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/20\/78751159-0-image-a-34_1702065935873.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino admits his side have plenty of work to do on their defending from crosses<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/20\/78751199-0-image-a-36_1702065951029.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay&#8217;s winner in Chelsea&#8217;s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday was the seventh goal this season that they have conceded from crosses<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think it is unbelievable,\u2019 Pochettino said about McTominay\u2019s goal. \u2018We didn\u2019t put the pressure that we should on the side to avoid the crosses.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Conceding in this way, maybe I am not showing too much emotion, but I am really upset. We need to work much, much better in these situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is both organisation and desire. We need to stop the crosses because after, if it is \u201coh it\u2019s not my problem because the opponent crossed\u201d then for the defensive line it is so difficult to defend these type of situations.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to improve in our position. It is collective. But also in the capacity to be more aggressive to stop the opponent crossing so easily. It is both things.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>If anyone could exploit Chelsea\u2019s frailty it is towering Everton helped by the fact the Londoners, in contrast, are one of the league\u2019s smaller sides.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/22\/78755087-12843349-image-a-48_1702073951091.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blues boss admitted he is &#8216;really upset&#8217; with their vulnerability from crosses this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/22\/78755085-12843349-image-a-47_1702073943970.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They face Everton, who are the tallest team in the top flight and are also prolific from crosses\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino said: \u2018It [the lack of height] can be a problem but maybe no. In football, it\u2019s the way you approach the game, the attitude and then being clever, trying to avoid giving the possibility to the opponents to use their strengths.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you create a team and build a team, yes you need to, in the Premier League, pay attention to this. Of course, it\u2019s not that we will defend better if we have taller players but I think the balance is important. We have a good balance and we deal, but in the Premier League, not only us, but all the teams we concede\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Except for Everton that is, the only top flight side not to let in a headed goal this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Not yet?,\u2019 Pochettino said. \u2018Hope that we can [score one]. We are going to try.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12843349\/Mauricio-Pochettino-admits-worried-Chelseas-poor-record-defending-crosses-ahead-trip-Everton.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Pochettino admits he is worried about Chelsea&#8217;s poor record defending crosses ahead of their trip to Everton&#8230; 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