Mauricio Pochettino will be deciding who will start for Chelsea in the closing days leading up to the League Cup final at Wembley.
He has some first-team injury issues to address, but Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool club are also facing this same fate.
Pochettino’s confidence will have increased greatly based on his team’s performances in the majority of their past three games; such performances could have saved his job and allowed him to win his first English football title.
Fans at Stamford Bridge are feeling a little more optimistic after victories over Aston Villa and Crystal Palace as well as a hard-earned point against Manchester City in the Premier League.
Considering the manager’s typical starting lineup, there has always been one player whose supporters have finally concluded they could replace with a healthy roster.
One of the most crucial players for the manager this season has been Conor Gallagher, who in recent weeks has finally paid back the coach’s faith in him by finding his goal-scoring form.
Before helping his old team, Crystal Palace, go back to winning ways in the Premier League, he started his account for the season with a goal against Aston Villa in the FA Cup.
Pochettino has to start Conor Gallagher
There’s no doubt Pochettino should consider doing this for Sunday’s cup final, even though many have frequently advocated for him to occasionally be left off the starting lineup.
Many fans will be eager to see Christopher Nkunku, a guy who hasn’t played much lately, at Wembley.
It is tough to imagine any of those players not starting, though, given Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, and Raheem Sterling’s cohesive attacking display.
