Mauricio Pochettino affirms Chelsea’s £52 million acquisition In Saturday’s match against Newcastle, long-awaited debutant Christopher Nkunku could make his debut.
Mauricio Pochettino has dropped hints that Tuesday’s Carabao Cup match could be Christopher Nkunku’s Chelsea debut.
The French attacker didn’t see any action in Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Sheffield United on Saturday, despite being named to the squad for the first time since signing for £52 million ($66 million) in the summer.
Pochettino has spoken out about Nkunku’s impending debut for the Blues in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal match against Newcastle. However, he has also asked fans to be patient and not put too much pressure on Nkunku as he adjusts to playing football in England.
“This is my worry: to put too much pressure on him and sаy ‘oh, now he’s arrived, he’s going to make us win every single game and change everything,’.” the Argentine coach told reporters before the encounter. I don’t think things will continue like this since he needs space to process his emotions.
He plays and scores three goals, so I’m hoping he starts tomorrow. Maintain consistency thereafter. But above all else, try not to put too much pressure on him; he has a long way to go before he can adapt to a team that has been winning games without him for the past four or five months.
The fact that he has yet to make his Premier League debut is another reason we must exercise caution, he said. Every player from outside of England knows how difficult the Premier League is. After we were down2-0, I just didn’t want to take any chances with him, thus he wasn’t a player I wаnted to use. Hopefully, my chances of being involved improve tomorrow, since I am feeling lot better today compared to the day before my match against Sheffield United.
“How does he appear to me today? Let me tell you, he might be able to play for twenty minutes. Before the match against Sheffield United, I had a 1%, 2% uncertainty about him. Following their midweek match against the Magpies, Chelsea’s next Premier League match is on Christmas Eve against Wolves.