Former Arsenal star gives three reasons why Mauricio Pochettino is struggling at Chelsea
Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna believes a combination of injuries and limited time have been major factors in Chelsea's slow start to their first season under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentinian was bought in by owner Todd Boehly over the summer after the club's worst season in recent memory which saw them finish in a lowly 12th in the Premier League, their second-worst placing in the last 30 years. The 2022/23 campaign also saw three permanent managers dismissed from their roles, with Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard all unable to sort out the problems the club faced after Roman Abramovich's exit at the top.
But since August, the Blues are yet to see a rise up the Premier League table. They might have four wins from their last six matches but the 2-2 draw to Arsenal and the 2-0 loss to Brentford in back-to-back weekends proved that they're still not where they want to be as they currently sit in the bottom half ahead of a tough task against league leaders Tottenham on Monday night.
However, before the 2-0 win over Blackburn in midweek, Pochettino highlighted that he believes it's not fair to judge his players on their first 10 matches together after all that has happened so far. He said: «I think it's not fair to talk because I think so many details happen and you need always some luck. I think one of the situations that happens is the injury of Nkunku. That is the player that we signed with the objective to provide the team with goals and help to be in a different position.
»Some circumstances that have arrived in a period that sometimes when we were leaving momentum, you need help. Like the games, we showed we created chances and we didn't score. We play really well in too many games but
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