Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino admits ‘we are all not good enough’ as dismal 4-2 home defeat by Wolves adds more pressure to under-fire Blues boss

Mauricio Pochettino admitted he is only ‘human’, and said his Chelsea players were ‘all not good enough’ during the 4-2 defeat to Wolves on Sunday.

The Blues were undone at Stamford Bridge by a hat-trick from Matheus Cunha, and it was the second time in a week that Chelsea have conceded four goals after the hammering at Anfield on Wednesday night. 

It has increased the pressure on the Chelsea manager, and after the game, he admitted that it was not a ‘nice situation’ to be in.  

Pochettino said: ‘I am a human. Of course, it’s not a nice situation. In football, you have to accept that. With a club like Chelsea, with the expectation, you need to accept that. To be in this business, in this type of club, you need to be strong.’ 

Furthermore, he added: ‘I think we are all not good enough. At the moment this is the reality. Myself, also. What we are showing is we are not good enough.’ 

He also told reporters: ‘We feel the pressure and the stress to win, to play well, to perform, and yes, we didn’t have time to build the momentum in the game, to play easy and feel confident.’ 

Chelsea travel to Aston Villa for an FA Cup replay on Wednesday night, before travelling to Crystal Palace for their next Premier League outing on Monday 12 February. 

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