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When it comes to Chelsea’s unusual summertime transfer activity, MAURICIO POCHETTINO is coy.
The club has welcomed an astounding 13 new players, and the Argentine coach, who started on July 3, claims he is “happy” with his youthful, inexperienced team.
Since the Premier League season began with a home draw against Liverpool, it has become annoyingly obvious that he won’t go far enough to declare he got everything he wanted.
Chelsea and Pochettino require persistence and time. When they first took over last year, ownership team Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali proclaimed these two elements.
What the American couple say and do, however, are two different things, at least when it comes to the head coach, since there have already been two managers fired.
In plainer language, Pochettino requires at least one senior man to assume a leadership position in the Chelsea locker room.
A void has been created after longtime captain Cesar Azpilicueta left in the summer. For four years, he skippered the team without missing a single practice or game.
There are now fewer individuals in the ranks who have seen action, not just because of Azpilicueta but also because of the departures of the immensely experienced midfielders Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic.
It was bad enough to lose Antonio Rudiger the year before, but within the gates of Stamford Bridge, there has been a continuous loss of seniority and character.
Reece James, the new captain, is one of the quieter members of the team while having the appearance and ability to play with a frown on his face.
The current Chelsea team has a very different personality from the previous one, which had John Terry, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Gary Cahill, David Luiz, and Branislav Ivanovic.
Chelsea, in real terms, is likewise in desperate need of a finisher. Numerous club members assert a new signing The best player and goal scorer in the current squad is Christopher Nkunku.
Nkunku, who underwent knee surgery last month, will be fortunate to play before Christmas.
The £35 million Senegalese player has a lot of promise, but it needs refining, as demonstrated by Nicolas Jackson’s three-yard blunder against Nottingham Forest.
The team had so much vigor in the final game before the international break against the same opposition, but it needs a firm hand to steer that youthful zeal in one direction.
Chelsea bragged that the team’s average age is currently only 22 and a half.
They must mature quickly because the club is for children; otherwise, Boehly and Behdad would have to endure another year of failure in order to achieve their long-term goals.
