The 51-year-old has faced a much more chaotic rebuild than Postecoglou this summer after watching 17 players leave and 11 new signings arrive, with a £420million spend on transfers offset by raising nearly £300m in sales. And Pochettino believes it is only a matter of time before things start coming together for his side, the second-youngest squad in the top flight this season.
“You can feel we are improving, progressing, it is part of the process, part of the project, it is normal when you have young players who arrive at a club like Chelsea and the demand is high from the beginning,” he said in a press conference on Friday.
“The demand and the competition doesn’t wait for you. You need to put all the details, come from a different league, a young guy and put pressure on you. That is why it is about the process. I am not worried, I am not concerned about that because we know what we are doing and we are going to perform and translate our performances into good results.”
It will be Pochettino’s first return to his former club since he was sacked by Daniel Levy in November 2019. Spurs can move 15 points clear of their London rivals with a home win on Monday night, while Chelsea will climb into the top half if they record a victory.
