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Mauricio Pochettino called for Chelsea\u2019s fans to believe and show trust in his side after Saturday\u2019s 2-0 defeat to Brentford left them in the bottom half of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n
The Stamford Bridge crowd booed Chelsea off at full-time against the Bees after a third home defeat piled pressure on Pochettino.<\/p>\n
The Chelsea boss understands the supporters\u2019 frustration and suggested other reasons behind their inconsistent performances.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of Chelsea\u2019s Carabao Cup last-16 clash against Blackburn on Wednesday, Pochettino said: \u201cI think they need to be with us and I know it\u2019s difficult to keep your feelings and it\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fans want to win and are frustrated and they show emotion but the message is to believe and to show trust in us and for sure it\u2019s about the process of trusting and believing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many details, what has happened (which contributed to Chelsea\u2019s form) and you always need some luck.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the situations that happened is the injury of Christopher Nkunku \u2013 he is a player we signed with an objective to provide the team and to help put us in a different position.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn some games we created chances and did not score, we did not get what we deserved. I think we deserve more if we talk about our performance. We need to be more aggressive.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the last game we created chances and we were better than Brentford who blocked very low.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not enough and we need to criticise ourselves at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The message is to believe and to show trust in us<\/p>\n
A Carabao Cup trophy would soften the blow of Chelsea\u2019s poor start to the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n
Pochettino highlighted the importance of both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup and insisted that he will field a strong team in a bid to advance to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIt\u2019s really important. The FA Cup and the Carabao Cup are really important for us and tomorrow (against Blackburn) we will play with our best team, some players need a rest after Saturday\u2019s game so we cannot take risks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reece James has come off the bench in recent weeks as part of his recovery from a hamstring injury he sustained in August.<\/p>\n
And Pochettino confirmed the Blues skipper will start at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI can confirm he is going to start. The captain is ready, which is good for the team and good for him to start from the beginning of the game and we will check on him and see how he\u2019ll perform.\u201d<\/p>\n