It’s been up and down season for Chelsea so far. Much was expected at the start, especially with an experienced coach, Mauricio Pochettino, but even he now realizes that this will be a long, long way to the top for the Blues. Optimism was switched with reality, and even the coach doesn’t seem to be too happy with recent results. A 4-4 draw with Manchester City and a 3-2 win over Brighton are already forgotten after a 4-1 thrashing in Newcastle and a 2-1 loss over out-of-form Manchester United. And the second loss in a row came from a relegation candidate, Everton, who is not fighting for survival, at least for now, since they recorded a comfortable 2-0 win.Dyche is cooking: Everton kill Chelsea for third win in a rowFor Pochettino, the reality is that they are not good, and the solution is – the transfer market (again).“Football is about scoring goals and we were not clinical in front of goal. I’m really, really disappointed. We didn’t get the point we deserved. I think we were better but we didn’t get what we wanted. This was a game to play and to win. It’s a problem we need to check. We need to analyse the reality. We need to talk and to try to improve in the next transfer market. We are dealing with this. After five months, or the first half of the season, we need to check and that’s the reality. If we are not aggressive enough on the pitch maybe we need to do something” said the Argentinian.Chelsea have won 39 points from 39 Premier League games in 2023 😐 pic.twitter.com/MbPoBcLxH9— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 10, 2023 Even though the Blues spent no less than one billion pounds in the last three transfer windows, Pochettino is still looking at the January dates to secure more players, even after looking quite confusing in his explanation that he is ‘not going to ask for more players’, but still mentioned the transfer window.“That’s a thing to analyse with the sporting director and the owner and see what we can do to change the dynamic and improve the second half of the season. Our reality now is mid-table and if we want to go up we have to push ourselves. When the transfer window opens we will see what we can do. I’m not saying I’m going to ask for more players or less players but it is to see if perception matches reality. Sometimes it’s good, a reality check. It is a new project, a new team with too many circumstances against us. That’s the reality, too many problems and circumstances from the beginning of the season. It’s not as easy to build something new, that is why it is about being strong in that we assess and be clever and take decisions to try to improve in the second part of the season, to be more competitive and get the results a club like Chelsea deserves” said Pochettino, meaning he will ask more players, but the ones he needed, not the ones he just gets from Bohley.##NAJAVA_MECA_7729506##
