Mauricio Pochettino says he can resonate with Chelsea fans’ frustrations after their dismal start to the season but says his side have been unfortunate in being hampered by injuries to more than a dozen players and insists that he will not change the way they are doing things.
Chelsea’s poor form continued spiraling beyond control with a 0-0 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday, the second game in a row where the Blues were again scoreless after they had been vanquished 1-0 by Nottingham Forest earlier this month.
Chelsea are now a dismal 14th in the Premier League with five points from five games after having doled out around $1 billion in transfer fees under the new ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
“I think the fans know if you invest the money that people talk about in the media, there is expectation,” Pochettino said after the game. “If you do not win, it is normal that the fans are not happy.
“What I can tell the fans are the circumstances, which we cannot change. There are too many players not available.”
Defender Marc Cucurella, forward Noni Madueke and Moises Caicedo missed Sunday’s game, joining a lengthy injury list that includes captain Reece James, Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia.
“We have extraordinary belief but bad luck, because we have 12 injured players, plus then Cucurella, Madueke and Caicedo today,” added Pochettino.
“Am I going to cry or complain? No. I need to accept this challenge and keep being positive. We are not going to change the way that we are going to do things.”