Mauricio Pochettino persuaded his Chelsea players to "pay more attention to themselves" after the heavy defeat to Newcastle. Chelsea were really bad in their last Premier League fixture, as they were beaten 4-1 by Newcastle at St James' Park, with the visitors conceding back-to-back goals in the space of two minutes in the second half to give Newcastle the initiative. Pochettino was furious at the team's performance in the game and described their collapse as "weak".
Pochettino said: 'I'm really angry and I think the players are too weak. ”
We were in good form before, winning 4-1 at Tottenham and drawing 4-4 with Manchester City. But now that we're 10th in the Premier League, we're going to have to be more consistent if we want to move up. ”
I had the necessary conversations with the players and hopefully they can bounce back against Brighton on Sunday. It's been a really tough week but I'm glad the players have reacted really well. We have to admit our mistakes, there may be something wrong with our strategy at Newcastle and this week has taught us what needs to be improved. ”
Stability and maturity are what we need and I'm very, very happy right now. Training and meetings are tough, but sometimes that situation helps us improve. ”
The important thing is not to just look at the end of the season, but at the whole process, improving every day. The most difficult part of this process is to focus on today, not tomorrow. ”
We beat Tottenham, had a great performance against Manchester City and then lost to Newcastle. Our worst enemy is ourselves, and we have to pay attention to ourselves. ”
If we're in good shape, I'm sure we'll be able to compete in a very good way. Brighton won't be a problem, we have to focus on the opponent, but it's more important to focus on ourselves and not the opponent. ”
I was very angry at the players at St James' Park and I will continue to express my emotions. The players know my emotions very well and I don't pretend. ”
When we are angry, when we are happy, our emotions should be natural. We are rigorous in our analysis, but strict is about telling the truth. ”