On the first day of the Premier League, Chelsea showed a pretty face against Liverpool despite the draw (1-1). After a successful pre-season and an extremely turbulent summer transfer window, although far from over for the Blues, Mauricio Pochettino seems rather satisfied with the progress of the project. Whether in the game or behind the scenes. Especially since the arrivals of Moisés Caicedo and Roméo Lavia, who came to solidify a depopulated midfield for good. “I think we already had ambition before and even more now that the team will have better tools”first explains the Argentinian, on the sidelines of the derby against West Ham this Sunday.
“I can feel the excitement of people, even players who were already there. But when Caicedo and Lavia decided to come here, it was also a way of saying: ‘We are in a club where everything is possible’. I think the fans are happy and I think they showed against Liverpool that they were behind the team, they were very loud and lively. The osmosis is very good and the players really appreciated the energy of the supporters.. That said, injuries are already hitting Chelsea’s workforce hard, with Christopher Nkunku, Wesley Fofana, but also and above all Reece James with touchdowns. The latter, captain and essential element of the Blues was injured in training and will be unavailable for a few weeks. “We will now try to find all the necessary information and try to create a strategy to wish him the best of recovery”, concludes Pochettino about his English defender. In the meantime, it will undoubtedly be up to Malo Gusto to prove himself against the Hammers on Sunday, as a right-back.
