An under-fire Mauricio Pochettino faced a room full of journalists at Cobham ahead of Chelsea's clash with Newcastle United on Monday night.
The Blues take on the Magpies for the third time this season as they look to return to winning ways in the Premier League. For Pochettino, it has been a week full of questions over his future at the club with Chelsea reportedly already looking at possible replacements for the Argentine.
So it will not come as a surprise that the 52-year-old was asked about where his future lies during Thursday afternoon's press conference. You can read every word the Blues boss had to say in our full transcript below.
Team news, is there anyone on their way back?
«So far, no. I think the same situation as last week. I think you all know now that we have added to the list of injured players; Levi Colwill and Chilly, Chilwell. On Saturday, Gallagher has not trained because he has a virus. That is the news from the medical.»
On Gallagher, is he a doubt?
«He is still not here. In the last three days of training, he is not here. We will see on Saturday or tomorrow if he can be with the possibility to train. The problem with this kind of situation is you lose weight, the energy is always down, you need time to recover and see if it can be possible to be available and in which level you can be available. We need to assess him in the next few days.»
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How have you and the team responded to the fans booing the team and some of the chants last week?
«It's nothing to complain, nothing to say. We completely understand the situation and the
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