Mauricio Pochettino believes that Raheem Sterling deserves to be in the England squad and can prove manager Gareth Southgate wrong. The Chelsea forward has been in scintillating form so far this season, scoring three and assisting one in the Premier League already. The 28-year-old is finally starting to show glimpses of that player we saw at Manchester City and could be the central component...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino believes Raheem Sterling can prove Gareth Southgate was wrong to leave him out of another England squad after the Chelsea forward inspired his side to a 4-1 come-from-behind win at Burnley.Days after Southgate left him out of the squad for next week’s internationals, Sterling took his frustrations out on his old Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany and Burnley, hav...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino promised Chelsea will continue to show belief in their young stars after Mykhailo Mudryk scored his first goal for the club in their 2-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage.Armando Broja, making his first start since injuring his ACL in December, also netted as the visitors gave their most convincing performance yet of the manager’s reign and ended a run of three Premi...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is banking on their Carabao Cup win against Brighton launching their season. Nicolas Jackson struck on 50 minutes to earn the win for the Blues. Pochettino later said: "Good response from the team, I was very pleased with the performance again and now happy for the victory and important to go through in the competition and build our trust and momentum. I hope...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino hailed the character and personality of his players after watching Chelsea end a three-game winless run by beating Brighton in the Carabao Cup third round.Home supporters witnessed a victory at Stamford Bridge for just the third time since March as Nicolas Jackson’s goal proved the difference between the sides and set up a fourth-round meeting with Blackburn.Jackson str...Full Story »

TalkSPORT pundit Andy Goldstein believes that Mauricio Pochettino could be sacked if Chelsea fail to win their next two games. WHAT HAPPENED? Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa at the weekend, recording their third defeat in six games. The Blues now sit 14th, four points ahead of 18th-placed Luton and nine behind fourth-placed Tottenham. THE BIGGER PICTURE Pochettino has already pleade...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino said his Chelsea players need to grow up as a team after they were beaten 1-0 at Stamford Bridge by Aston Villa to fall to their third loss of the season.The game turned with the sending off of Chelsea’s Malo Gusto after 58 minutes when the score was still 0-0. His challenge on Lucas Digne was late and caught the Villa defender on the ankle, and after a pitchside VAR re...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino said he cannot control Chelsea fans’ reactions after a section of the away support appeared to boo Ben Chilwell at the end of the team’s drab 0-0 draw at Bournemouth.Chilwell was a second-half substitute at the Vitality Stadium but failed to substantially alter the team’s fortunes as they laboured in vain to break the hosts down in wet conditions.Pochettino ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino has taken a ruthless stance with one of his Chelsea players after turning down a move away from the club on deadline day. Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino could decide to remove Trevoh Chalobah from his squad for the rest of the season after the defender was informed he may not play for the club again. The Blues defender came close to leaving Stamford Bridge as deadlin...Full Story »

Marco Verratti signed in as new Al-Arabi player Former PSG star and Italian midfielder, Marco Verratti, has been confirmed as the new player for Qatari side Al Arabi for a fee of €45m. The midfielder spent over a decade at PSG. Boca Juniors talent set to join Manchester City The treble winners, Man City, have emerged as a potential destination for Brighton target Valentin Barco. Pep Gua...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino praised the performances of the players given their full Chelsea debuts in the narrow Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon, but would not be drawn on reports that the club are on the brink of signing Manchester City’s Cole Palmer.It took a first Chelsea goal from Enzo Fernandez in the second half to finally see off the challenge of the League Two side and seal a 2-1 victo...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino insisted Raheem Sterling deserves the credit for turning his Chelsea career around after his two goals fired the team to a 3-0 victory over Luton at Stamford Bridge.Sterling endured a disappointing debut campaign in west London but has looked a player transformed since his new manager took charge, and cemented a sensational return to form with a match-winning display against ...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is priortising the sale of three senior players. The Blues manager is having to send some older players to train with the U21s as he doesn't have room to include them in first team training. As many as 19 players have left the club this summer, but there remains 32 at Cobham training daily. The London Evening Standard says the next three to leave will be Rom...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku is not in Chelsea's plans this season. There has been no contact between Mauricio Pochettino and Romelu Lukaku in recent weeks as the Belgian striker does not have a future at Chelsea. The 30-year-old frontman is currently training with the Blues' U21 side as the club continue to encourage bids for their former record signing. Lukaku blew his chances of returning to Italy with ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino is confident Chelsea will improve quickly despite an alarming 3-1 defeat at 10-man West Ham.The Blues were the better side but James Ward-Prowse, making his Hammers debut, created goals for Nayef Aguerd and Michail Antonio, either side of Carney Chukwuemeka’s equaliser.Enzo Fernandez had a penalty saved by Alphonse Areola and West Ham had to play the final 25 minutes a ...Full Story »

Chelsea captain Reece James is set to miss "a few weeks" after injuring his hamstring in training this week, Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino said Friday. The 23-year-old started in Chelsea's season-opening 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday before being substituted in the 77th minute. "It's a sad moment because he's our captain," said Pochettino. "He was so excited and fu...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino insisted Chelsea have put the disappointment of last season behind them after watching his new-look team open their Premier League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.The hosts endured a difficult start against Jurgen Klopp’s side and deservedly fell behind to a breakaway goal by Luis Diaz after 18 minutes, guided into the bottom corner from Mo...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino said Friday that Chelsea could have to go back into the transfer market after Blues forward Christopher Nkunku underwent knee surgery. The 25-year-old French international joined London club Chelsea in June from RB Leipzig for a reported £63 million ($80 million). But earlier this week the club said he would be out of action for an "extended period." Nkunku, who mis...Full Story »

The Brazil and PSG star has been linked with a move to join Lionel Messi in America, with Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino opting against bringing the 31-year-old to the Premier League. Neymar could make a surprise move to join former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi in MLS amid growing uncertainty at PSG. The Brazilian winger has been heavily linked with a transfer away from the Ligue 1 team fo...Full Story »

An insight into the stance of Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino, regarding the club's ongoing efforts to bring Dusan Vlahovic to the club, has been provided late on Sunday. For those not aware, the name of Serbian international Vlahovic has reemerged as a major talking point in west London across the week to date. This comes after word was forthcoming that negotiations had been kicked b...Full Story »