At least ten members of Chelsea’s first team, including Moises Caicedo and Reece James, are sidelined with injuries.
Christopher Nkunku, 25, of Chelsea, has updated fans on his progress in recovering from injury on Instagram. The striker tried to lighten the mood around the club with a two-worded update on his fitness. the 25-year-old has been sidelined for the entirety of the season thus far after suffering a poorly timed knee knock during the final game of pre-season.
The French forward adjusted quickly to life as a Chelsea player, scoring three goals in preseason before suffering an injury that kept him sidelined ever since.
There is no question that Mauricio Pochettino’s team has suffered without him, as they have had difficulty scoring goals in the Premier League, with Raheem Sterling leading the way following his brace against Nottingham Forest.
Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson had such a promising relationship, but since Jackson’s injury, Nkunku has only scored once, and his overall performance has been slipping as he tries to score and the club’s inability to win games wears on him.
Chelsea’s average age in the Premier League is 23.5, but the team’s performances haven’t been great, and the most recent tie against Bournemouth has many wondering if Mauricio Pochettino’s project is moving in the right path.
As Chelsea bounces back from the most recent setback, Nkunku posted an update online. The former player for RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain posted a series of photographs to social media along with the caption “In progress..[timer emoji]”.
