Pochettino: 'It is better for Chelsea to lose than to play badly and win'

"It's worrying when the results don't match the performance," Pochettino said after the loss at the Olympic Stadium on August 20. "But if Chelsea play badly and win, then I will be more worried. Because then you will soon fail and need to find a way to improve the performance."

In yesterday's London derby, West Ham entered the atmosphere and opened the scoring in the 7th minute thanks to Nayef Aguerd's header to the near corner. Chelsea regained the game from the second half of the first half and equalized with a tight kick in the box from Carney Chukwuemeka. 43 minutes, the visitors were awarded a penalty when Raheem Sterling broke through in the penalty area and was cut down by Tomas Soucek. But on the 11m mark, midfielder $ 135.5 million Enzo Fernandez shot to the left corner and was saved by Alphonse Areola.

Escaping defeat, West Ham played explosively in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Michail Antonio bravely passed Levi Colwill and then shot the ball out of the reach of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. In the fifth minute of compensation, Lucas Paqueta scored a penalty to seal a 3-1 victory. Earlier, the most expensive player in Premier League history Moises Caicedo made a mistake when he fell Emerson in the penalty area.

According to Pochettino, Chelsea still plays well even though they do not know how to win the first two matches: draw with Liverpool 1-1 at home and then lose at West Ham. "I like to start this way, showing good form, good attitude because Chelsea dominated Liverpool and West Ham," he said. "It's the foundation for the future. With the quality of this team, it's only time until we find the best balance, score goals and win."

The Argentina coach also admitted that Chelsea did not enter each half well, let West Ham create many opportunities and considered Fernandez's missed penalty as a turning point. "I'm disappointed but this is just the beginning," Pochettino insisted. "We need to accept defeat, keep working and believe in the process. I think Chelsea will be stronger and really competitive."

Pochettino also defended that Caicedo played well, despite the foul that led to the late-match penalty. The midfielder was bought for $ 146 million from Brighton instead of Ben Chilwell in the 61st minute, touched the ball 49 times, passed with 84% accuracy, no key pass, missed the post once, fouled twice. times and lose the ball eight times.

In the earliest match of the third round of the Premier League on the evening of August 25, Chelsea returned to Stamford Bridge to receive rookie Luton Town.