Mauricio Pochettino calls for Chelsea transfers in January window after Everton loss

Chelsea have spent more than £1bn under Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali but are 12th in the Premier League after Sunday's defeat at Everton; «We are missing something. We need to improve our reality,» said Mauricio Pochettino

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Monday 11 December 2023 06:29, UK

Mauricio Pochettino has suggested Chelsea must consider spending in the January transfer window, saying his side «are missing something».

Chelsea fell to back-to-back defeats for the first time under Pochettino when Everton handed them a 2-0 loss at Goodison Park on Sunday.

The result leaves Chelsea 12th in the Premier League, 18 points off leaders Liverpool and 10 above the drop zone after 16 matches.

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That is despite Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali spending more than £1bn on players since they oversaw the takeover from Roman Abramovich in May 2022.

But asked whether Chelsea need further reinforcements next month, Pochettino said: «It's about improving. We are talking after four, five months — 16 games — and it's about assessing.

»If we are not able to score today with all the chances we had… we have to score if we want to win the game.

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«We want to be in a different position in the table. The team played well against a very difficult team like Everton. We were much better than them but you need to score.

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»After the first half of the season, we need to check. That is the reality. If we are not receiving enough, maybe we need to do some movement.

«That is the thing to analyse with the sporting