Thiago Silva and Moises Caicedo agree on firm Chelsea message amid Nkunku injury return claim

Chelsea will be hoping they can bounce back from a defeat to Brentford when they face Blackburn Rovers in Carabao Cup action tomorrow. Prior to the west London derby loss, the Blues were unbeaten in four games across all competitions, but their long-term goal scoring issues were on show yet again this past weekend.

The injury return of Christopher Nkunku will likely serve as a massive boost for Pochettino and that could arrive in just a few weeks. However contrasting views on the Frenchman have recently emerged with some backing him to save Chelsea's season, while Alan Shearer is of the belief too much pressure may be placed on his shoulders to immediately start scoring.

Elsewhere, Moises Caicedo and Thiago Silva have both responded to the latest Chelsea defeat with a clear message ahead of Blackburn. Just a few days after the cup tie, the Blues travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for a Premier League game against Ange Postecoglou's Spurs.

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Caicedo and Silva send Chelsea message

Moises Caicedo and Thiago Silva have both responded in defiant fashion to Chelsea's Premier League defeat to Brentford last Saturday.

The duo both started the west London derby but were unable to prevent the Bees from scoring twice at Stamford Bridge and thus go above Chelsea with the victory.

In the wake of the result, both players have taken to Instagram with a message for Chelsea supporters. Silva captioned his post: «The strong discouraged. The strong is sad. The strong suffer. The strong gets tired,