Pochettino reveals reason for dropping Silva and Chalobah as substitutes for Chelsea defeat to Arsenal.
- Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that he decided to drop Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah because they had a tough FA Cup game.
- Pochettino pointed out that finishing problems and conceding a third goal before 60 minutes caused the game to end sooner than expected.
Thiago Silva has signed a new one-year contract to remain at Chelsea until the summer of 2024.
The 38-year-old has established himself as the leader of Chelsea’s defence since joining from Paris St Germain in August 2020 in what was initially seen as a short-term venture but has grown into much more thanks to the consistency of his performances.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has reveale ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app that he decided to drop Thiago Silva and Trevoh Chalobah as substitutes. Because they both had a tough FA Cup game. Semi-finals meet Manchester City.
“Chalobah and Thiago Silva need to rest. After a difficult game at Wembley. We have to recharge the team. Alfie (Gilchrist) will start because Reece James and Malo Gusto are unavailable,” Pochettino said.
Pochettino pointed out that finishing problems and conceding a third goal before 60 minutes cause the game to end sooner than expected.
“I think we started the game badly. We conced a goal and then it was difficult for us to come back. And when they got the third goal it was easy for Arsenal to control the game,”
added the Argentinian.
“The game against Man City three days ago, we didn’t have sharpness. And today it happened again. After three days when you played a great game against Man City, today we were very disappointed with our performance.