Mauricio Pochettino responds to Chelsea fans booing after Nottingham Forest defeat
Mauricio Pochettino has come to the defense of his Chelsea team in the wake of their fans’ disapproval at Stamford Bridge, as they were jeered by the crowd following their 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest this past Saturday.
Chelsea’s failure to convert their scoring opportunities cost them dearly, as Anthony Elanga’s second-half goal secured a victory for Steve Cooper’s team.
This marks Chelsea’s second loss this season under Mauricio Pochettino, and as they approach the international break, they have only managed one win in four Premier League matches.
Despite the boos from the crowd at the end of the match, Pochettino remains confident in his players’ performance.
Asked if he is worried by Chelsea fans booing at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino replied: “You can understand the people that came from the past and want to see the team to win and play well.
“We are not playing fantastic but I think the performance is not bad. If we scored in the first few minutes, we had two big chances and we scored [to make it] 2-0, maybe we finish in a different way today.
“The fans want to win and we need to give the possibility for them to be happy, yes, we need to keep working, we need to be positive.
“I understand we are in Chelsea and you should win every single game.”
Asked if he saw enough desire in his players, Pochettino said: “Yes, I think we were good.
“The opponent was aggressive [but] in the first 45 minutes we didn’t concede one chance, or one corner, it was one set piece but after they didn’t create too many things.
“More aggressive with the ball, int he last third we need to be more clinical, more aggressive and shoot to have more capacity to score goals and to win the game.”
Mauricio Pochettino responds to Chelsea fans booing after Nottingham Forest defeat
