Due to a growing number of injuries to important players, Chelsea was forced to start three young players against Bournemouth.
With two other players, including record acquisition Moises Caicedo, dealing with knee injuries ahead of the weekend match against Aston Villa, Chelsea’s medical staff is currently quite busy.
During the international break, the Ecuadorian represented his nation against Argentina and Uruguay, but he was conspicuously absent from the Blues’ squad on Sunday afternoon as they painfully drew with Bournemouth at the South Coast.
Reece James, Wesley Fofana, and Christopher Nkunku are already injured for Chelsea, thus Caicedo’s absence has stoked tensions among the team’s supporters.
manager Mauricio Pochettino, who has struggled with injuries ever since taking over in the summer, disclosed the most recent injury.
At the Vitality stadium, he told media that Moises Caicedo had returned from international service with a knee injury.
“He needs to be evaluated in the coming days, but he wasn’t available for today, which is why he isn’t here,” the speaker said.
High-profile players Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke were also absent from the Bournemouth squad, and the manager announced that both were missed due to illness and injuries. At least ten members of the Blues’ first team are currently injured.
“Cucurella, fever, he was at home yesterday, and it’s still going on today,” he continued. Noni had a muscular issue when he left the national squad. Caicedo arrived and struck him in the knee. We’ll review tomorrow.
With only one victory from his first five league contests, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is off to a poorer start than his predecessor Thomas Tuchel did at the beginning of the previous year.
