{"id":296161,"date":"2023-11-04T05:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T05:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296161"},"modified":"2023-11-04T05:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T05:24:08","slug":"chelsea-boss-mauricio-pochettino-told-to-get-rid-of-bad-influences-from-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/chelsea-boss-mauricio-pochettino-told-to-get-rid-of-bad-influences-from-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino told to get rid of ‘bad influences’ from squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino still needs to get rid of “bad influences” in his squad, according to Tim Sherwood. The former Tottenham midfielder and manager says the Blues must continue to ease out the players who are no longer a part of their plans.<\/p>\n

Pochettino oversaw a major cull in his first transfer window at Chelsea. Numerous high-profile players left Stamford Bridge at the end of last season.<\/p>\n

Kai Havertz and Mason Mount went for big-money moves to Arsenal and Manchester United respectively, while N’Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly all moved to the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n

Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta returned to Spain, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic both left for AC Milan. Mateo Kovacic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Callum Hudson-Odoi were among the others to go.<\/p>\n

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Owner Todd Boehly spent big again, including splashing out a British record fee of \u00a3115million on Moises Caicedo. Chelsea are yet to see their spending reap rewards on the pitch, sitting 11th in the Premier League table after 10 matches.<\/p>\n

Sherwood says Chelsea were never going to go straight back to the top, even with their excessive spending. But he believes if Pochettino continues to whittle down his squad, success will soon be around the corner.<\/p>\n

Sherwood told William Hill: “You can do it quicker when you have more money but it\u2019s still a gradual process. You can\u2019t just jump straight to the top.<\/p>\n

“Pochettino\u2019s biggest problem at the moment is getting rid of players because he still has too many bad influences at the club. He needs to have a tight-knit squad which is something he always wanted when he was at Spurs.<\/p>\n