The two summer signings are edging closer to making their long-awaited debuts, and the manager is beginning to turn Chelsea’s fortunes around
For the first time in a long time there is an air of optimism around Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea prepare for the return of domestic action riding on a wave of positivity. Two remarkable results before the international break suggest Mauricio Pochettino’s side are finally picking up some momentum, and they are about to get a significant shot in the arm.
As a disruptive early-season injury crisis finally begins to subside, the Blues are set to welcome Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia into the fold – two big-money summer signings who are still yet to make their debuts.
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Saturday’s game at Newcastle will just come too soon for them, but the manager is well aware that Chelsea are turning a corner after a mightily difficult start to his tenure. “We are going to try to keep the momentum,” he told reporters. “It is true we were in a moment that we were getting our way to play and the results were in our side. I am a person that believes that we can keep the momentum even with two weeks without no competition.”