Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that his team were affected by an incident before their clash with Fulham. The Argentine did not shed any more details on what caused his players to get off to a sluggish start.
“The first half wasn’t the first half that we planned,” he said. “Something happened before the game that I cannot explain. I think that it affected the team a little bit.”
Cole Palmer was the match-winner, scoring the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in first half added time. Pochettino has now recorded three consecutive wins for the first time since taking charge of the Blues.
“We started the second half really good,” Pochettino added. “I think we played really good football for 30 minutes and should score another goal or one or two and kill the game. When the game is open like this and you don’t kill the game, always in the last minutes we concede a few actions, set pieces and wide free kicks and they have good potential in these situations.
“We defended well and I think it was good for us to suffer a bit at the end. I think this type of game will make us grow and to build confidence in the way we are working.”
