For Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino, when it rains it pours and right now it’s monsoon season. Results have briefly turned ahead of the international break in October but the hopes for an influx of star players returning have somewhat been suppressed.
Armando Broja is back in action but forced back ahead of time due to necessity rather than choice, it feels. Noni Madueke also made a return to the first team squad against Fulham and got some pity minutes towards the end of the 2-0 win, it was the first time he had featured since before the previous break.
Outside of that and it’s a similar tale for the Blues and their new manager. Four key first team players are yet to feature under Pochettino, three of which would be in contention for a starting spot. Reece James is set to go into his second international break of the season having only played once.
There is hope that…
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