Mauricio Pochettino’s troublesome begin to life with Chelsea within the Premier League continues after a 0-0 draw away at Bournemouth on Sunday. The Blues have been unable to discover a well beyond the Cherries regardless of dominating by way of photographs and possession. Pochettino has not had it straightforward since returning to the Premier League this season and Chelsea stay out of the highest half with only one win from 5 video games performed. A full three-point haul would have moved the Argentinian and his gamers into the highest 10 however they already discover themselves more and more off the tempo by way of the UEFA Champions League hunt. As if final season was not wretched sufficient for Todd Boehly, this marketing campaign just isn’t proving a lot better to date regardless of a lot preseason optimism.
We check out among the rising numbers which illustrate the struggles Pochettino and Chelsea are going by way of proper now regardless of one other summer season of huge switch maneuvers.
1: Chelsea gamers who’ve a number of targets
To this point, just one participant in Chelsea’s squad has scored multiple objective to date this season — Raheem Sterling. The England worldwide has simply seen a run of 14 straight wins over Bournemouth come to an finish. Apart from Sterling, just one participant has even a number of objective involvements all marketing campaign and that’s Malo Gusto with two assists.
2: Away wins in Premier League in a protracted, very long time
Chelsea have solely gained two away video games within the Premier League since Graham Potter’s first pair of victories on the street final time period. The English tactician led the Blues to victory over Crystal Palace and Aston Villa however Chelsea have since solely managed two extra away wins from 16 video games performed in England’s topflight with 9 of these being defeats.
3: Multiplier of what number of extra targets Brighton have
Brighton and Hove Albion are at the moment within the Champions League locations within the Premier League which is the place Chelsea need to be and the Seagulls have scored 3 times as many targets. Roberto De Zerbi’s males have discovered the again of the online 15 instances to Pochettino and his gamers’ complete of 5 which common out at one objective per sport for now.
5: Factors from video games
Fairly a well-liked quantity in Chelsea stats to date this season and not likely in any optimistic means provided that the Blues have solely scored 5 instances so removed from 5 video games performed. Nevertheless, it’s also the variety of factors that they’ve claimed which places them at a charge of 1 objective scored and conceded per sport for one level gained which is nowhere close to adequate for a squad of this high quality. The final time Chelsea had this few factors after 5 Premier League video games was again in 1995-96 once they completed eleventh.
7: Factors off the Champions League tempo
Chelsea discover themselves seven factors off of Champions League tempo already with Arsenal having gained 4 of their 5 video games to date and drawn the opposite one to sit down fourth within the last qualification spot. It already appears fairly distant for Pochettino’s males who face Aston Villa and the Gunners of their subsequent 4 EPL fixtures in addition to Brighton within the EFL Cup.
10: Factors off the highest of the Premier League
The distinction between good leaders Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea is already 10 factors and though no person anticipated the Blues to problem for the title, it spells out simply how far off the tempo they’re. Pochettino’s males and their home kind ought to theoretically profit from an absence of continental motion however that’s not proving to be the case to date with Metropolis racking up 3 times as many factors already.
14: Away PL video games with no win
Of better concern for Pochettino personally than Chelsea is that he has now gone 14 away Premier League video games with no win which clearly dates again to his Tottenham hotspur days too. It’s nonetheless early days however the Blues haven’t loved the instant influence that the South American was anticipated to convey to date and Fulham in addition to Burnley will have to be became wins to keep away from extra being made from this unflattering tally.
195: Minutes since final PL objective
Arguably probably the most damning statistic of all is that Chelsea at the moment are with no objective in practically 200 minutes of Premier League play which dates again to the 3-0 win over Luton City practically one month in the past. Nicolas Jackson’s seventy fifth minute strike was the final EPL objective scored by Pochettino’s aspect with goalless outings towards each Nottingham Forest and now Bournemouth since. Villa at residence subsequent is not going to precisely encourage confidence given Unai Emery’s males have gained three of their 5 video games to date.
