Coach Pochettino withdrew a player considered a key player of the current Chelsea squad just after the first half of the win over Middlesbrough.
Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough with a strong result of 6-1 in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals. After 2 matches, the final result was 6-2 in favor of the Blues, the ticket to the final at Wembley on February 26 was given to Pochettino and his students. The opponent waiting for Chelsea at Wembley will be Fulham or Liverpool.
Back to this early morning match at Stamford Bridge Stadium, the home team attacked fiercely from the start and they led 4-0 after just the first half. Despite completely overwhelming the opponent, there was a One player who makes coach Pochettino unhappy is Mykhailo Mudryk. The “blockbuster” that forced Chelsea’s board to spend up to 88.5 million pounds did not leave many marks on the attack in this match. Not only that, the Ukrainian star also made the Argentinian coach nervous because of the way he played football. risky’.
After only 12 minutes, Mudryk received a yellow card. But after that, the Ukrainian player still fought more fiercely than necessary when Chelsea completely took the initiative. Worried that Mudryk would get a second yellow card, coach Pochettino decided to withdraw this player after the first half to make room for Noni Madueke.
When asked by a reporter why he replaced Mudryk after the first half, coach Pochettino replied after the match: “If you watch the match, you will see that he received a yellow card and then there were a few risky situations at the end.” first half. I was worried that he would get a second yellow card so I decided to pull out.”
Coach Pochettino also said that Mudryk’s yellow card at the beginning of the match was unnecessary. To avoid any unnecessary risks, he did not want to take risks with the expensive star in the second half.
The Argentine coach believes that Chelsea will have great confidence in the final next month after an impressive victory over Boro.
“Yes, I think this is really important for the team. We will play Fulham or Liverpool, great teams and it is not difficult to imagine a difficult match. But now we need to be confident in ourselves to win the championship,” the former PSG and Tottenham coach added.
“Besides confidence, we are also about to welcome the return of many players after injury. This season, we have no chance in the Champions League or European competition, so the title in the League Cup will strengthen the confidence of the young players we have.”
