Pochettino proven right
It was a big night for Broja at Craven Cottage, with the Chelsea academy graduate getting his first start since before last year’s World Cup. The Blues were reluctant to rush him back from a devastating ACL injury, although Pochettino made a point back in August to bet on him making a significant impact.
“We are keeping one or two eyes on Armando Broja,” he said. “We cannot forget him. We cannot stop him. We really believe in him – we know how important he can be for Chelsea.”
Sure enough, the Albania international revitalised Chelsea’s attack against the Cottagers, showing a willingness to run in behind and a sharpness to bring the best out of those around him – not to mention grabbing his boyhood club’s second goal of the evening with a fortuitous finish.
Pochettino will hope that Broja’s late injury scare is nothing more than that, with the striker not giving much away as he trudged off the pitch.
