Mauricio Pochettino admits a few of his Chelsea children are ‘struggling to cope with the stress’ of taking part in for the membership.
The Argentine took the reins at Stamford Bridge throughout one other wild summer time of spending final yr.
The Blues have signed 28 gamers in whole since Todd Boehly’s takeover and of final summer time’s arrivals, solely Alex Disasi and Christopher Nkunku are over the age of 23.
Cole Palmer, 21, has been the membership’s standout participant this season, main the objective scoring charts and forcing his means into the England squad since his arrival from Manchester Metropolis.
Pochettino is assured Palmer already is aware of cope with the calls for of taking part in at a membership like Chelsea however says that’s not the case elsewhere within the squad.
‘In the identical time that you simply ask me about Cole Palmer, not all of the gamers have the identical course of to be settled on the membership or to carry out,’ Pochettino mentioned.
‘We’re in a course of that the principle group, the principle younger gamers … after all, they wrestle just a little bit to cope with the stress to play for Chelsea.
‘That’s the factor we’re conscious of and we’re centered on making an attempt to assist them in all of the areas.
‘It’s not solely to assist them within the two hours of coaching. We’ve spent a whole lot of time speaking [with them], and speaking, too, with the those who work round these guys.
‘If we may help them in all of the totally different areas of their life, I believe after [that] essentially the most simple factor is to assist them carry out on the pitch.’
Chelsea tackle Leicester Metropolis of their FA Cup quarter-final showdown on Sunday. The 2 sides met within the remaining three years in the past when Youri Tielemans scored a surprising late winner.
In a measure of the upheaval that has taken place at Chelsea since then, solely Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva stay from that 2021 squad.
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