Chelsea told to make huge Mauricio Pochettino future call to solve injury nightmare
Chelsea have been handed a huge incentive to stick with Mauricio Pochettino beyond the current season despite calls for the Argentine to be sacked.
The Blues boss has been under pressure for the majority of his first season at Stamford Bridge. A list of inconsistent results has left Chelsea ninth in the table, three points off Newcastle in the European places.
Saturday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City meant any hopes of silverware vanished before they were on the receiving end of a 5-0 thrashing by London rivals Arsenal on Tuesday night.The defeat at the Emirates Stadium has left Pochettino fighting to prove his worth once more.
Performances have been the main problem for Pochettino after Todd Boehly spent billions in the transfer market. However, the jaw-dropping injury issues at Cobham have stopped the Chelsea boss from selecting a strong XI in the majority of their fixtures.
Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Christopher Nkunku, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana have all missed large portions of the season due to injuries. At the time of writing, Lesley Ugochukwu, Levi Colwill and Malo Gusto are out with injuries too leaving Pochettino without nearly a full XI.
Injury analyst Ben Dinnery has claimed that having stability at the club long-term will help ease the injury burden on the players going forward. «The quick answer [to Chelsea's injury problems] is that there's no magic bullet,» he told football.london, on behalf of Crypto Casino.
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