Chelsea fans are all begging Pochettino to start 24-year-old Chelsea star against Sheffield United – ‘Start using him now till end of season’
Today’s Premier League match between Chelsea and Sheffield United is away, but will there be many changes after such a short turnaround on Thursday night?
A few nights ago, the Blues defeated Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in a thrilling 4-3 thriller.
The club led by Mauricio Pochettino will then travel to face Sheffield United on Sunday, who are currently at the bottom of the league standings.
Following the victories on Saturday by eighth-placed Newcastle United and seventh-placed West Ham, Chelsea has increased pressure to secure three points tomorrow in order to maintain their European hopes.
Chelsea fans demand Trevoh Chalobah recall
A selection of Chelsea supporters on social media are desperate for Pochettino to recall Trevoh Chalobah versus Sheffield United.
The 24-year-old defender missed last week’s draw with Burnley through injury before returning to the bench against Man United, where he came on as a late substitute.
He’s missed the majority of the campaign so far through injury, but he’s definitely had a look-in under Pochettino when fit.
Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile struggled as the starting centre-backs at home to Man United. Jason Cundy even described Disasi and Badiashile as “terrible” in that match via Chelsea’s official app (9:40pm, 4 April).
Therefore, it’s not the biggest surprise that some Blues fans on social media are asking for the return of one centre-half.
Here are some Chelsea supporters on X urging Pochettino to start Chalobah:
One fan said: “I think I speak for everyone wen I say Chalobah needs to start tomorrow’s game.”
Another wrote: “Chalobah must start Sunday.”
A third posted: “Chalobah needs to start the next match.”
Another shared: “I will admit I didn’t want Chalobah to start yesterday’s game strictly because of match fitness compared to Diassi. But after yesterday, against Sheffield united he deserves to start.”
A fifth supporter claimed: “Chalobah has to start against Sheffield. Disasi and Badiashile don’t work well together.”
Another said: “… Chalobah should start every game till end of season if fit.”
Our Chelsea back four
If we had control of team selection tomorrow, we’d go with something different to what we expect from the manager.
Malo Gusto at right-back and Marc Cucurella at left-back pick themselves as the full-back combination due to the squad’s current injuries.
However, we’d swap out both Disasi and Badiashile in the heart of defence.
For us, Thiago Silva and Chalobah would be the best option as the starting centre-backs against Sheffield United. Unfortunately, Silva’s been completely frozen out and it looks like permanently exiled to the bench.