What is missing from Pochettino’s Chelsea is that sense of shared purpose throughout the club that marked out his first season at Tottenham
By this point in Mauricio Pochettino’s first season at , things were already looking up. Spurs had 57 points with five games left of the 2014-15 season, and had moved up to sixth in the league. had just scored his 30th goal of his breakthrough season. They finished the season without a trophy and without football, but that was beside the point.
Everyone knows the style of football that Pochettino wants to play: pressing high, winning the ball back quickly, positional attack, width from the full-backs. And yet the squad at his disposal has never looked consistently able to do that. Full-back has been an issue all season, with barely available, and only playing a bit more. Gusto has looked good but Chelsea have often been lacking on the other side, especially when Pochettino had to play there to provide extra defensive cover.
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