Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that he’s got some tough decisions to make in order to reduce the size of his ‘massive’ playing squad ahead of the new season.
New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that he will be looking to reduce the size of his playing squad ahead of the new season.
The Argentine confirmed this intention following the Blues’ 1-1 draw with Newcastle on their pre-season tour of the United States.
Pochettino has described the size of his squad as ‘massive’, having taken 29 players on the tour to North America.
Despite confirming that he needs to cut down his squad, Chelsea are still heavily linked with Moises Caicedo, and are reportedly still looking to strike a deal.
Conor Gallagher, Levi Colwill, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Romelu Lukaku have all been linked with moves away, but Poch may want to reduce his squad even further.
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“At the moment the dynamic is very good, really good guys and they are sharing the time together,” Pochettino said after the Newcastle clash.
“It is difficult because sometimes in every game three, four, five players cannot play and that is difficult because the mood is difficult.
“It is about creating a squad with good balance and people who have the opportunity to play and can compete for their place.
“That is a big job and challenge for us in the transfer window to build a good relationship and good balance. Then, if players are not happy because they believe they are not going to play, we are going to find a solution with the club and fix the situation.
“What we cannot have is a massive squad, players not involved and then it’s going to create a mess in the squad. Maybe less is more and more is less, it is not mathematic. That is why I need to make clear we don’t need a big squad.
“We need 22, 23, 24 players with some younger and that’s it. I am so sorry because maybe the decision will be tough but we need to build a good and balanced team who want to compete for things.”
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