With solely eight factors to their identify up to now this season, Chelsea supervisor, Mauricio Pochettino, will likely be hoping for a little bit of luck towards Burnley on Saturday afternoon.
Luck that has seemingly abandoned them on and off the pitch in what’s been a disastrous begin to the Argentinian’s tenure at Stamford Bridge.
Regardless of Todd Boehly having dipped into his pockets to a major diploma once more, the issues of final season stay, with the Blues unable to string any kind of profitable run collectively and searching toothless in entrance of objective.
Their seven objectives is the joint third worst in all the English top-flight, however Poch’s issues aren’t restricted to his misfiring strikers.
In accordance with Premier Accidents, Chelsea have 13 gamers out injured, essentially the most within the Premier League and one thing that must be taken into consideration when all is alleged and completed.
A kind of but to function for his new membership is former Southampton star, Romeo Lavia.
Similar to fellow Chelsea team-mate, Moises Caicedo, Lavia snubbed the advances of Liverpool to signal on in west London, however after injuring himself in one among his first coaching periods, he hasn’t been seen since.
His quick prognosis isn’t any higher both.
“Romeo nonetheless isn’t operating, so I can not inform you (when he’ll return),” Pochettino mentioned at his pre-match convention (h/t Purpose).
“After the worldwide break he’s nonetheless not going to be prepared.”
It paints a really bleak image certainly, and it appears that evidently it’ll be a while but earlier than Chelsea followers will see Lavia in a blue shirt.
