At the start of the 2022–2023 Premier League season, Chelsea only won two of five games, which was labeled a disaster. A little over a week later, Todd Boehly fired Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea has only triumphed once in their first five games this season under Pochettino, and that success came over 20th-place favorites Luton Town.
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Although it appeared that their draw against Liverpool in the first match week could be something to build upon, the Blues have been unable to demonstrate that this season will be different. Even after the window has passed, the team still doesn’t appear to be a title contender despite Todd Boehly’s major rebuild this summer.
To be fair to Pochettino, the team has experienced a lot of injuries. Reece James, the team’s captain, is still having trouble staying healthy, while newcomer Christopher Nkunku has been absent for a while but hasn’t yet played in the Premier League. Carney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia, Moises Caicedo, Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, and Trevoh Chalobah were also absent from the team’s most recent match against Bournemouth due to a variety of long-term injuries. How long will Chelsea tolerate subpar results for now? A healthy Chelsea squad should be able to witness a performance improvement.
Fans are upset with the start of the season, which has seen the team drop to 14th after matchday five, but they have not yet turned against Mauricio Pochettino. Away Chelsea supporters could be heard booing throughout this trip to Bournemouth as the team failed to score in a nil-nil draw. Mauricio Pochettino talked about the fan’s dissatisfaction after the game.
“The issue has disappointed the fans, but I’m not concerned about that. We deserved to win since we are truly experts in our field, I claim. [Source]
Pochettino should be given the chance to show off what his team is capable of when healthy, but for how much longer? Chelsea needs to start producing results right now, especially because they won’t be playing in Europe this season and the Premier League will be their only priority. The club’s upcoming schedule has games against Aston Villa, Fulham, and Burnley. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa will be the favorites in this particular match, but there should be no justification for Chelsea to lose the games that come after. The team must adopt a “no excuses” stance to instill confidence in the supporters once more.
