{"id":17175,"date":"2023-12-29T17:11:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/17175\/chelsea-side-must-show-consistency\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:11:20","slug":"chelsea-side-must-show-consistency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=17175","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea side must show &#8216;consistency&#8217; after rough 2023 &#8211; Pochettino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea side must show &#8216;consistency&#8217; after rough 2023 &#8211; Pochettino\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON \u2014 Mauricio Pochettino said it was important Chelsea put their difficult 2023 behind them and show &#8220;consistency&#8221; by securing a positive result against Luton Town on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>If Chelsea lose to Luton it would be their 24th defeat of the year &#8211; their longest since 1978 when they finished bottom of the old Division One and were relegated to the second tier at the end of the 1978-79 season .<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course that&#39;s our goal: to be consistent and after the last six home games I think it was good because to make this <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">series<\/a> and then finish the year with a good result. [would be] be really nice,&#8221; Pochettino told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the season, we [have been] I struggle a bit with teams like Luton and of course that&#39;s the challenge for me.  I&#39;m happy to go and play there because it&#39;s going to be good for our young team, a good experience and now we know that if we want to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> we have to fight, we have to give the best of ourselves and of course after playing.  <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> which is in the way we know how to play.  \u00bb<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Mauricio Pochettino has had a difficult <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> to his tenure at Chelsea. <cite>Andrew Kearns \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 11,050-capacity Kenilworth Road ground in Luton, and its away fans&#39; entrance which gives fans a glimpse into the neighboring gardens of local residents, has often seemed out of place compared to the palatial stadiums at which most Premier League clubs are used to it.<\/p>\n<p>The home crowd, however, used the Spartan setting to their advantage, creating a great atmosphere which saw them beat Newcastle and draw against Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>I&#39;m an old <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">man<\/a>, I&#39;m a romantic. I love football and the past and this type of stadium. I think it reminds you of when I started playing, the old Wembley, the stadium that [felt] different,\u201d said the Argentine coach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They don&#39;t have luxury to the extent that we recognize luxury today, but in this type of stadium you enjoy being there because it&#39;s history because [it&#8217;s] It&#39;s completely different and today we live in a different neighborhood, amazing in a stadium, but when you go there and you see and feel real football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino also revealed that midfielder Romeo Lavia was injured on his way back to his club after coming off the bench in the 58th minute of Chelsea&#39;s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lavia, who was signed by Chelsea in a deal worth an initial \u00a353 million ($67.8 million) this summer, had not made a single appearance during the first halfway through the campaign after picking up an injury following his transfer from Southampton in the summer.  .<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must evaluate [Mykhailo] Mudryk and Romeo Lavia too \u2013 he felt something, a problem and we need to check but yeah, a little worried because I don&#39;t know if [when] \u201cWatching the game you can understand that there was a change of position with Lavia at the end because he was struggling to run,\u201d Pochettino said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope it&#39;s not a big problem and he can be with us again. The important players, they will recover but it will be a shame if we can&#39;t use them in the next games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A win on Saturday against Luton could lift Chelsea to ninth in the Premier League table while Rob Edwards&#39; side, who are seeking their third consecutive win in the competition, could climb out of the relegation zone if they take all three points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea side must show &#8216;consistency&#8217; after rough 2023 &#8211; Pochettino\u060c LONDON \u2014 Mauricio Pochettino said it was important Chelsea put their difficult 2023 behind them and show &#8220;consistency&#8221; by securing a positive result against Luton Town on Saturday. 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