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<p><img width="632" height="364" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot_20240331-063729.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot_20240331-063729.jpg 632w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot_20240331-063729-300x173.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px" /></p> <h2><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/11/pochettino-urges-his-players-to-inform-chelsea-owners-if-they-need-jose-mourinho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The manager of Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino</a> has admitted that he wasn't happy with the performance of his team after an abysmal outing against relegation-threatened Burnley.</h2> <p>Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea played from the 40th minute of the Premier League game with a man advantage after Burnley's Lorenz Assignon was red-carded in the first half.</p> <p>Four minutes after the red card, Cole Palmer gave Chelsea the lead in the 44th minute via the penalty spot and most football enthusiasts thought Burnley would suffer a whitewash at Stamford Bridge.</p> <p>Interestingly, Burley's coach Vincent Kompany was able to set up his team in such a way that the team came back as early as in the 47th minute of the second half.</p> <p>In the 78th minute, Chelsea restored their lead courtesy of Cole Palmer's strike. The lead didn't last for more than three minutes before ten-man Burnley equalized in the 81st minute through the boots of Dara O'Shea.</p> <p>The game ended 2-2 as Chelsea maintained their 11th spot with 40 points in 28 games, while Burnley maintained their 19th spot with 18 points in 30 games.</p> <p>After the draw on Saturday, Pochettino said, <em>“Today we didn’t show the capacity, the energy, the hunger. Not the minimum to compete in the Premier League. In the defensive phases, we concede too much.</em></p> <p><em>“That is why I’m so upset and disappointed. It’s more here (in the heart) and here (in the head) than in your legs. It’s about being strong like a group, strong like a team.</em></p> <p><em>“We are too slow evolving in this area. That was the key today. But when we didn’t have the ball, we didn’t have the same energy.</em></p> <p><em>“Today, sorry, I am not happy with the performance when we don’t have the ball. It’s difficult to accept not to win. It was a must-win game.”</em></p> <p>He continued: <em>“The players need to realize that competing is different from playing football. We can be there and play, but we need to increase our level.</em></p> <p><em>“It’s not about blaming the players. Maybe we (the coaching staff) need to be tougher with them.</em></p> <p><em>“We need to be more ruthless, find better communication, be more competitive.</em></p> <p><em>“We are missing something. That’s why we are where we are. When we don’t have the ball we need to increase our capacity to recover it.”</em></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/31/mauricio-pochettino-laments-after-chelseas-2-2-draw-with-ten-man-burnley/">Mauricio Pochettino Laments After Chelsea’s 2-2 Draw With Ten-Man Burnley</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>