How Chelsea beat Brighton - and why they will conquer other evangelical sides
FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE - Chelsea moved back into the top half of the Premier League on Sunday with a gritty 3-2 win at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. Yeah, therein lies a bit of a problem. The Blues aren't used to fighting for position in the middle of the pack. With an expenditure in excess of £1bn since Todd Boehly and BlueCo took control of the club, it's an even more concerning prospect that they aren't com Pet ing for pole. The Graham Potter experiment didn't even last a full season and Mauricio Pochettino is now the man entrusted with trying to mature a team full to the Cobham changing room-brim of young players. It's quite a natural fit. Pochettino's best work in his career has come when guiding youthful sides , his worst when overpowered by a glamour project. Unfortunately for Pochettino, he's walked into a situation combining the worst aspects of both. Chelsea have been recklessly spending record sums on unproven players and assembled a squad tha...