Pochettino insists Chelsea star 'needs to adapt' as manager delivers blunt response to striker question

After their 2-0 loss to Brentford, Mauricio Pochettino confessed Chelsea rookie Nicolas Jackson “necessitates to adhere” to activity in the Premier League.

In drifter of their abode gallery versus Brentford on Saturday, Chelsea’s capabilities and also outcomes had picked up.

They were on a 4-gallery unbeaten dashed across with one voice rivals but Brentford exposed them to a irritating mid-day.

Chelsea – that have merely won 4 variables from behind this season – were dominant in the opening fifty percent but their failings in front of impulse derailed them from snagging the lead. Brentford punished them for this via around fifty percent an hour to go as Ethan Pinnock headed the sphere abode after uncovering himself save in the penalty place.

The hosts inspired for a valuable equaliser throughout the latter stages of the gallery but they were not enough via their odds before Brentford racked up their second in stoppage time.

An not successful Chelsea side resulted in a Brentford breakaway. Bryan Mbeumo was imparted the natural chore of racking up right into an vacant net after Robert Sanchez take off his impulse and also went upfield in comb of an equaliser.

Brentford have now won three directly galleries at Stamford Catwalk and also have leapfrogged Chelsea in the Premier League table.

Speaking message-match, Pochettino confessed Chelsea are lacking needs without Christopher Nkunku but Cole Plamer “disclosed a sweet performance”.

“After the first fifty percent, we have to [have scored]. If you do not ranking you have to blame yourself. We were not specialist. Sometimes you need serendipity and also after for sure the gallery readjusted in the second fifty percent. We cannot acknowledge this type of impulse,” Pochettino briefed press correspondents.

When lended shame if Chelsea have got enough needs, he addressed: “So far no. Adversity. Nkunku that has authenticated he can ranking needs is disgruntled in the last pre-season gallery. Jackson is young and also came in this season and also necessitates to adhere.”

On Cole Palmer, he encompassed: “He disclosed a sweet performance, personality and also personality. It’s habitually around the group, once you don’t win we are let down. We are glad via how he came in as he came in at the last minute.

“We invent an assumption once you indication a player. If I case I predict I am lying, habitually really feel the player once you have the player, from day one you overture to investigate the talent.”