“He will never start for me again after his poor display against Middlesbrough in the FA-Mudryk and Broja start as Pochettino to consider three Chelsea changes vs Fulham
Chelsea’s next test will come on Saturday afternoon when west London rivals Fulham visit Stamford Bridge; they will only have a few days at Cobham to get ready. The Blues’ final game before a 10-day break is against the Cottagers.
Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate for his team to recover from Tuesday’s incredibly disappointing performance and outcome away at Middlesbrough. In less than two weeks, Boro will play the second leg of their semi-final with an edge thanks to a goal from Hayden Hackney, who scored the game’s lone goal.
much though Chelsea entered the game with three straight victories, their most recent loss means that the fans are now much more put pressure on Pochettino, and Saturday afternoon now has more significance. The Argentine coach might feel pressured to make some changes to the team that lost earlier in the week at Riverside Stadium.
Since Robert Sanchez is currently sidelined due to a knee injury, Djordje Petrovic will continue to start in goal. The Serbian goalie, who replaced Sanchez in the starting lineup, has quietly impressed.
On the other hand, there ought to be some adjustments made in front of Petrovic. The 20-year-old Alfie Gilchrist, who started for the Blues for the first time as a senior last weekend against Preston North End in the FA Cup third round, may make a comeback.
Although Gilchrist is a centre back by nature, he made an impact against Preston playing on the right side of a back four. Pochettino may be considering reassigning Malo Gusto to the left side and bringing the academy product back into the lineup.
Levi Colwill would be able to move centrally beside Thiago Silva as a result. Although Colwill has spent much of the season playing as a left-back, the England international has been exposed multiple times in recent games.
Colwill should be placed into the middle as soon as possible because he is one of the best young center-back prospects in England. With Gilchrist maybe deserving of a start in a game like this, this might be the ideal chance to do so. Given how much football Axel Disasi has played lately, it might be time to give the France international a little vacation.
On Saturday, Conor Gallagher might be substituted out of the midfield. The England international had a great start to the season, but in the last few weeks, his play has declined; this could be an indication of exhaustion.
Before being substituted in the second half of Chelsea’s match against Middlesbrough, Enzo Fernandez showed promise, but Moises Caicedo was perhaps the team’s best player at the Riverside. These two could line up as a midfield tandem to open up the Blues’ shape to an offensive one, with four attackers in front of them.
Due to his lacklustre performance against Boro, Raheem Sterling, 29, may start the match against Fulham on the bench. Mykhailo Mudryk may be the one making the substitutions, with Cole Palmer at number ten, Noni Madueke on the right, and the Ukrainian winger on the left.
Tuesday at the Riverside, Armando Broja was used as a substitute, but you would anticipate seeing him rejoin the starting lineup. The only orthodox center-forward available to Chelsea is Broja, and earlier in the week, it appeared as though the Blues overlooked that.
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