“He makes it difficult for us” – Pochettino reveals who to blame for Chelsea 0-0 draw against Aston Villa
Chelsea and Aston Villa ended up with a 0-0 draw, and the Blues coach Mauricio Pochettino had high praise for Villa’s goalie Emiliano Martinez.
The World Cup winner put on a daring performance on the night, making five saves to stop the Blues from finding a goal.Pochettino said to the journalists afterward (via The Independent):
“This type of games are very even. When you face a team like Aston Villa, always it’s difficult. We didn’t score but we created chances. I trust and believe in my players playing this way, we are going to score. We came from Tuesday, we scored six so today should be good. But their keeper is an amazing keeper, he’s really good. Sometimes you need some luck to score.”
This game marks the third time in a row that the Blues have failed to find the net against Villa and their rock of a goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea may have enjoyed a goal fiesta in the Carabao Cup, where they beat Middlesbrough 6-1, but it did not translate to this hard-fought draw.