“Would love to see him start”, ” I’m sure he is a man of big moments”: Chelsea fans urge Pochettino to start £52m man against Liverpool
Chelsea are now just one day out from the League Cup final versus Liverpool.
There’s a collection of Blues fans on social media that are urging Mauricio Pochettino to pick Christopher Nkunku in tomorrow’s showpiece at Wembley Stadium.
Unfortunately, Nkunku’s injury-hit first season at Chelsea has resulted in him making only nine appearances across all competitions so far.
The 26-year-old attacker is back to playing regular games in the last couple of months, but he’s still yet to complete a full 90 minutes.
He was a substitute in Chelsea’s impressive 1-1 draw at Manchester City last weekend, so will head coach Pochettino be bold enough to change his starting line-up?
Nkunku can play a variety of different attacking roles, including as a No 10, No 9 or left-winger.
The £52 million forward (Sky Sports) definitely brings an extra goal threat to the XI, but we’ve still got doubts about whether he’s at his sharpest yet.
Chelsea fans demand Christopher Nkunku starts cup final
A selection of Chelsea supporters on social media think Nkunku should be promoted to the starting line-up against Liverpool.
Despite the fact he’s not starting a lot of games, he did come off the bench to score a superb goal in last month’s 4-1 loss at Liverpool.
Here are some Blues fans on X discussing Nkunku:
One fan wrote: “Nkunku has to start this match.”
Another said: “Would love to see him start.”
A third claimed: “Absolutely start. I can’t stress this enough. We need to finish our chances. Had we done that against city we would have won.”
Another posted: “Nkunku should start along side Jackson and Palmer.”
A fifth supporter uploaded: “I’m sure he is a man of big moments and I think he should start but who would he bench?”
Another said: “It might be our biggest achievement this season, you play to win & you need your best players, play this man! Go bold Pochettino.”
Finally, one shared: “If Pochettino has any bottle, he’ll play nkunku in the final and preferably in the CAM position or LW since Sterling isn’t better than him.”