NEWS. . . BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Cole Palmer insists Chelsea players “love and fight” for Mauricio Pochettino after the 2-1 win over Brighton on Wednesday night.
Palmer scored his 22nd Premier League goal of the season to put Chelsea ahead at the Amex Stadium before Christopher Nkunku found the net in the second half. Danny Welbeck provided comfort for the hosts, while Chelsea were reduced to 10 men in the 88th minute. when Reece James was sent off.
Chelsea’s fourth straight win puts them in sixth place in the table, three points behind Manchester United and Newcastle United ahead of the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.
Chelsea can still finish fifth and secure a Europa League place if they beat Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge and Tottenham lose to Sheffield United.
And the strong end to Palmer Chelsea’s crusade shows that the team is fully Pochettino, whose long-term will be assessed through the club’s hierarchy this summer.
“We needed all 3 problems. It was difficult to get to the end and the match, but to get the 3 problems and be in our hands to secure sixth position is vital for us. I hope we can do it,” Palmer told Premier League Productions.
“Chelsea are a wonderful club, everyone needs to finish above sixth place, but you have to look at where we were at the beginning of the season, the season we were 13th, 12th. Last season was obviously the same.
“So returning to Europe is a step in that direction.
“A wonderful credit to the coach because all the players love him and fight for him.
“Now we’re solidifying and we can see it. “
Asked if he considered it good luck to finish sixth in the Premier League after the win over Brighton, Pochettino replied: “I don’t know. We’ve been talking all season but it turns out my words are vital and no one cares. “.
“People only care about rumors and that kind of thing. It’s not vital, the most important thing for me is to win games. It’s complicated in all circumstances.
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