LONDON.- The technician of the ChelseaMauricio Pochettino, defended another undesirable record as the team with the most yellow cards this season in the Premier League.
Pochettino assured that the 56 cards in 18 league matches They don’t mean there is a lack of discipline, but they actually mean that their players want to compete.
“We are a big club, you feel the pressure“Pochettino indicated before the next match of the Chelsea in the league on Wednesday against Crystal Palace. “When you’re frustrated and maybe you don’t have the experience of other teams, you make mistakes.”
The team added five cards in the 2-1 loss on Sunday against the Wolverhampton at Molineux, among those cautioned was Cole Palmerwho will miss the duel against Palace because he has five in the campaign.
Raheem Sterling He also received a yellow card for simulation seeking a penalty in added time.
“Palmer is playing with us in his first season as a regular, It is normal. The players care, they want to win, they are frustrated”he added. “It’s not discipline. “We need to have a greater capacity to understand the game situation.”
Other cases at Chelsea:
Reece James, Malo want y Conor Gallagher of the Chelsea They had already been suspended at the beginning of the season due to expulsions, while Nicolas Jacksonwho signed this summer, is two warnings away from reaching 10 in the campaign and would be suspended for two games after his first ban in September.
Pochettino also pointed to injuries as a factor that has contributed to the team’s problems, with at least eight players not being fit for the match against Palace en Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea ranks 10th in the league, five places above the Palace. The blue team is one of the highest ranked in English football, which is why its recent failures have generated a stir in the old continent.
Source: AP
