Chelsea have been labelled a disgrace by former defender Frank Leboeuf, who also made a grim prediction about their upcoming match against Everton. Mauricio Pochettino has found it challenging to extract the best from his team during his first season at the club.
The Blues are currently languishing in ninth place in the Premier League table, a staggering 19 points behind Aston Villa in fourth. Despite splashing out significantly in the transfer market, Chelsea's struggles have persisted. Their defeat to an injury-hit Liverpool side in the Carabao Cup final means that the FA Cup is now their only hope of securing silverware this season.
Standing between them and the final are Premier League leaders Manchester City, with the semi-final scheduled for Saturday. However, before that, the Blues face a struggling Everton side on Monday night. Despite the Toffees sitting perilously close to the relegation zone, Leboeuf doesn't hold much optimism for Chelsea gaining momentum ahead of their Wembley trip, reports the Mirror.
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«As a former player, I think it's kind of a disgrace to see what we are seeing. The talent is there in the squad but you don't have many leaders or players you can rely on, that's the biggest problem Pochettino has,» Leboeuf, who spent five years with the Blues, told Fastestpayoutonlinecasino.com.
«To be expecting something from this Chelsea team would be stupid. You cannot rely on them at all because they can just go missing for 10 minutes at a time. That's what it is when you have young players and they have to learn.
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