Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says the 2-1 win over Brighton is permitting him to dream of taking part in in Europe subsequent season.
The Blues made it tough for themselves however noticed the sport out on the South Coast after captain Reece James was despatched off late on.
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Two earlier targets from Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku had put the London outfit within the driving seat earlier than Danny Welbeck netted a late comfort purpose.
The win places Chelsea three factors away from Newcastle and Manchester United and three behind Tottenham going into the ultimate day.
Ought to they get some extent or extra towards Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, their place within the Europa League shall be confirmed except United beat Manchester Metropolis within the FA Cup remaining.
However Pochettino is now selecting to consider his gamers are doing sufficient to play overseas subsequent time period.
He stated: “It’s all the time very aggressive, the Premier League is the hardest league on this planet.
“Full credit score to the gamers, we absolutely deserved the victory, that’s why I’m so completely satisfied and it permits us to dream to play in Europe subsequent season.
“We want to consider restoration and maintain the mentality of going to win and see what occurs.
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“A very powerful factor is perception and performances and the performances and outcomes are actually good.
“We dominated from the start towards a workforce that’s not straightforward to play, that’s why we’re so proud and so completely satisfied. The evolution of the workforce is there.”
The Argentina was additionally questioned on VAR, which had an enormous position to play on the Amex on Wednesday evening.
Chelsea had a penalty disallowed after a evaluation and James’ pink card was branded after the referee had been suggested to go the pitchside monitor.
Golf equipment are set to vote on the way forward for VAR subsequent month after Wolves submitted a proposal to take away it from the highest flight.
He added: “Subsequent season we’ve got to see if we will enhance how we use VAR.
“For me it’s not in or out, it’s about bettering how we use it.
“It may be wonderful to have it in the correct means and VAR generally is a incredible instrument to assist the referees and us.”
