Mauricio Pochettino spoke to the media on Friday afternoon ahead of Chelsea's Premier League clash against Everton on Monday night.
Five days after the Blues' last league outing away at Sheffield United, a match that finished in a 2-2 draw, Pochettino has been preparing his squad for a different sort of challenge at Stamford Bridge on Monday. Everton, who were deducted a further two points earlier in the week, come to SW6 fighting for their lives in the top-flight and will be looking to do a league double on Chelsea.
Ahead of the match, Pochettino faced a room full of journalists at Cobham where he was tasked with answering multiple questions. With that said, football.london brings you the full transcript from the Argentine.
Good news that Chilwell is back in training… How much have you missed him?
«Yes, not only him but I think there are too many players that we miss, we are missing the competition. But in that personal case, Chilly is training, partial training today with the team, and see if he can be involved with the squad, on the bench for Monday. It's good news, but it's true what you say, he has not played too much this season.»
What are the specific issues with Axel Disasi and Enzo Fernandez?
«Yes, we will see. They are under assessment. They have different type of issues. We don't believe they are big issues but we will see if they can be available.
»At the moment, they have not trained after Sheffield. We do not know if they can be involved or not for Monday."
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