CFC Specials - Pochetino calls for ruthlessness and aggressiveness
Bournemouth vs Chelsea is fast approaching thick and fast after the international break with some players injured in the process. Romeo Lavia has had a major setback to his debut in the Chelsea shirt after being captured in the summer from Southampton. To help earn the victories our performances merit going forward, starting at Bournemouth on Sunday, Mauricio Pochettino thinks his players must have a more competitive mindset on the pitch. With some solid performances, our new manager has had a promising start to life in the Stamford Bridge dugout, particularly in the opening-day tie with Liverpool on his debut as Blues manager and the easy 3-0 Premier League win against Luton Town. With two wins, two losses, and a stalemate so far, such performances have not always been matched by the outcomes.
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The difficulties we have encountered as Mauricio Pochettino continues to strengthen the framework were demonstrated by the 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in our final game before the international break. Despite controlling the game and having a 76% share of the possession, we failed to score on our chances and were caught on the break by Forest, who scored the game-winning goal with what was essentially their only clean opportunity.
Pochettino says that looking back on his first few months as Chelsea's head coach shows where his team has adjusted fast, which makes him happy with the team's development so far but also shows where more work has to be done. In the beginning, the team performed well, he claimed. We didn't receive the points we deserved, in my opinion. Although we haven't had much time, the organisation is sound for the type of game we want to play.
The players support the style of play that we advocate, and data shows that we excel in possession, construction, and building from the back. In each of these areas. We only need to score goals, which is one of the most crucial aspects of football. However, I believe that if we continue to play this style, we will succeed because we have talented players. We wish to carry on in this manner. But Pochettino wants his team's cutting edge to improve across the board, not just in the last third. He also wants the players to approach defence with more decisiveness so that there won't be any more lapses and we can finish.
Ruthlessness and aggressiveness does not mean to be violent; I just mean to be cheeky or confrontational in a good way. We just need to compete more effectively; it's not that we are overly friendly. Not in terms of quality, but in terms of competition and understanding that there is always work to be done during a game, we need to up our level. It's because we're still putting the team together and trying to find the right balance, but it will happen eventually. Football is more than just playing well or being well-organized.
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