Mauricio Pochettino has turned to the Chelsea academy for help (Picture: Getty)Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that he has been forced to call up nine Chelsea youngsters for first-team training amid the club’s injury crisis. That has forced Pochettino to take drastic action and he has turned to the club’s academy ahead of Monday’s match at Stamford Bridge against the Mapgies. ‘Yesterday, there were nine young kids [training] from the academy,’ Pochettino said in his press conference on Thursday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side drew at Brentford in their last match (Picture: Getty)‘People that want to believe in this, okay. Football is about belief.’MORE : Conor Gallagher doubtful for Newcastle United clash with virusMORE : Roberto De Zerbi ‘happy’ at Brighton amid Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool linksMORE : Chelsea boss Emma Hayes breaks silence on Sam Kerr after star charged with racially aggravated harassment

Source: Metro March 07, 2024 22:27 UTC