Chelsea have revealed they are currently evaluating their three regular starters ahead of Monday’s Premier League game against Newcastle United.
chelsea announced it Levi Colwill, ben chilwell and conor gallagher All have fitness issues ahead of Monday’s Premier League match. newcastle united.
After playing three games in less than a week, the Blues are currently in the midst of a nine-game break ahead of their clash with the Magpies.
Considering the number of injured people, Mauricio PochettinoIn the team this season, the Argentine will welcome an extra period on the training pitch.
Despite this, west Londoners revealed on Thursday that Colwill, Chilwell and Gallagher were all struggling with separate issues.
A fitness update released by the club said Chilwell was “receiving specialist treatment” while Colwill “began a rehabilitation programme”.
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Pochettino revealed in his press conference that Chilwell has a knee injury and Colwill has a toe problem, forcing both players to miss the next game.
Pochettino, overcome with emotion over Chilwell’s injury, told reporters: “We have to wait until he sees a specialist. I can’t go in advance. I hope it won’t be a big problem. , after eight or nine months here at the club, I think it’s better to do that.” waiting. ”
Pochettino also revealed that Gallagher, who has started all but one of Chelsea’s Premier League games this season, had contracted the virus.
The two extra days of preparation will only help the England international get fit, but Pochettino hinted he was pessimistic about the midfielder’s involvement.
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He added: “He hasn’t been here the last three days that we’ve been training. We’ll see if he can train tomorrow or Saturday. The problem is he’s lost weight and his energy is down. That’s it,” he added.
nevertheless Carney Chukwuemeka Pochettino said in a press conference that he was ready to take part in the team’s training and did not expect the injured player to return to the squad.
Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Benoît Badiashil, Romeo Lavia, Leslie Ugochukwu and Christopher Nkunku There are also other names currently unavailable at Chelsea.
Chelsea are still six points behind seventh-placed West Ham United in the Premier League table, but there is still a game in hand and the gap could widen thanks to the next and final game. .
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