Mauricio Pochettino was ‘disappointed’ with Chelsea’s full-backs during the Bournemouth draw.
At the Vitality Stadium, the Blues’ sluggish start to the new campaign continued as they were forced to settle for a goalless draw despite having numerous excellent opportunities.
The situation could have been considerably worse if not for Robert Sanchez’s two great saves, which denied Andoni Iraola his first victory as manager of the Cherries.
While Ben Chilwell, who was a late replacement, Levi Colwill, and Malo Gusto all gave disappointing displays, Pochettino was quick to note out the positives.
He said, “One thing that disappoints me is that they [the full-backs] try to move forward too much, which confuses the offensive players and gives the opponent opportunities.”
Since Nicolas Jackson’s goal against Luton Town on August 25, Chelsea has not scored a Premier League goal, but Pochettino thinks that will change shortly.
The statistics ultimately indicate that it wasn’t enough. He claimed that the game is always the focus.We had opportunities in the opening 30 minutes, so we ought to comfortably win 1-0 or 2-0 tonight.
‘Perhaps you might inform the supporters that it wasn’t enough if we didn’t score and lost the game.
“We must adopt a firm strategy. In front of the objective, we must exhibit our effectiveness. Although these scenarios are not always straightforward for the athletes, we must maintain our composure. Nobody is at fault.
Our full-backs and a number of other defensive players tried to take over the tasks of the offensive players in the final 10 minutes. We couldn’t always take a chance on the point.
I prefer it to being calm and serene. They are quite worried about the circumstance and the game. Excellent effort was made.
