Chelsea boss Pochettino: No-one must get carried away with this Cup win

Football
8 Feb 2024 • 7:48 AM MYT
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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says they cannot get carried away with their 3-1 FA Cup replay win at Aston Villa.

Pochettino was delighted wit their performance for the 3-1 victory.

But he also cautioned: "We need to be calm. Now it is about how we are going to keep these feelings. It is true circumstances didn't help us. From the beginning there were too many issues. To have the players in the same form and level was the most difficult thing for us.

"Today, to come here, the second best team at home, and play in the way we play and show our quality, that is what pleased me the most and why I am so optimistic.

"People are not patient. In a club like Chelsea you need to win. They don't want to hear excuses. But reality is another. We are not the Chelsea of another time. It is a new project. The people need to believe. If they believe fantastic. If they don't you know what happens - the most easy decision will appear.

"They [the players] need time. We are talking about the youngest team in the Premier League with expectations so high. It is normal the players feel the pressure to perform. It is not easy to manage all of these things.

"With this type of performance, it makes me pleased because we are capable. All of the people that thought we were capable of playing this way, now we can feel it is true.

"Maybe the environment is a little bit noisy but that is football."