Mauricio Pochettino’s excuse for Chelsea’s defeat in midweek was that his players were tired, having played with ten men for a big chunk of last weekend’s game against Brighton.
On BeinSport ahead of kick off today, they just weren’t having it.
“It’s an excuse not a reason” Gray commented, with Jason McAteer adding that “it’s a poor excuse.”
As they point out, we’ve go no European football and we’ve got a young squad and plenty of depth. Why on earth would they be tired? Certainly they should be no more tired than the teams they’re facing.
You can see their discussion in the clip embedded here:
“There’s no reason these boys should be tired.”@Richardajkeys, Andy Gray and @MCATEER4 believe that Mauricio Pochettino’s saying his players lacked energy in midweek is a weak excuse.#beINPL #CFC pic.twitter.com/jOwIOsg8TO
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) December 10, 2023
