Chelsea legend Didier Drogba backs Mauricio Pochettino's young squad to come good | 8B2M6EM | 2024-02-08 16:08:01
Didier Drogba believes Mauricio Pochettino's younger squad might go on to supply 'one of the best group Chelsea ever had' however have to be given loads of time.
Again-to-back defeats to Liverpool and Wolves have left the Blues 11th within the Premier League table, with just nine wins from 23 prime flight outings.
They are into the Carabao Cup last, the place they meet Liverpool, and are nonetheless alive in the FA Cup so the season is way from over, but the strain is mounting on Pochettino.
The former Spurs boss is struggling to get any consistency out of his younger, inexperienced squad, however Drogba has excessive hopes for their future.
The legendary Blues forward just isn't positive Pochettino shall be given the time to improve the group, but if he's it could possibly be the greatest within the membership's history.
'I feel they've obtained good strikers. I feel it's not a simple second for the membership, but they've my help and my belief because Chelsea continues to be Chelsea,' Drogba informed Sky Sports.
'Those youngsters, these younger gamers, they came to Chelsea as a result of we created a legacy they usually need to be part of this legacy.
'Sadly there's no time in soccer, but they'll need time to regulate. You need to keep in mind that once I joined Chelsea, this group of gamers have been 24-27, we're already there, ready for the sport, they're nonetheless learning, nonetheless younger, they're 22-24.
'Give them time and once they reach their peak, individuals will probably be like, "wow, that is the brand new era, the perfect workforce Chelsea ever had!"
'It's just a matter of time. I hope the vision might be fairly comparable as what we had when Roman Abramovich took the club.'
Things do not get any easier for Pochettino as before their League Cup remaining towards Liverpool at Wembley on 25 February they have three Premier League away days on the spin.
The Blues go to Aston Villa on Wednesday night time before journeys to Crystal Palace and Manchester City in the subsequent 10 days.
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