{"id":294410,"date":"2023-09-29T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294410"},"modified":"2023-09-29T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:35:07","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-provides-worrying-update-on-chelsea-star-ben-chilwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/mauricio-pochettino-provides-worrying-update-on-chelsea-star-ben-chilwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino provides worrying update on Chelsea star Ben Chilwell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mauricio Pochettino has provided a worrying fitness update on injured Chelsea star Ben Chilwell.<\/p>\n
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Chilwell picked up a hamstring problem in Wednesday night\u2019s Carabao Cup victory over Brighton in the latest injury blow for the Blues, who are already without several stars.<\/p>\n
The west Londoners will be missing the England international left-back for a while, head coach Pochettino has revealed, although there is no timescale as of yet.<\/p>\n
\u2018Bad news [on Chilwell],\u2019 Pochettino said on Friday. \u2018The doctor told me is it is a bad injury but we need to assess in the next few days. <\/p>\n
\u2018It doesn\u2019t look good. We are very sad about the news about Ben. It\u2019s difficult to know [when he will return]. We need to assess in the next few days. <\/p>\n
\u2018The doctor will tell us and the club will communicate. Yes [it\u2019s the same leg as last season]. I think so. It\u2019s the mechanism of the action. He was a little bit unlucky in the way he suffered the injury. It\u2019s very sad because he was having a very good game.<\/em>\u2018<\/p>\n Pochettino also provided updates on Reece James and Carney Chukwuemeka andclaimed that Noni Madueke has been struggling with an injury too \u2013 despite suggesting he was simply not picked for the Carabao Cup win over Brighton.<\/p>\n \u2018Maybe Carney [back for Monday] and Noni also after his injury for the national team,\u2019 Pochettino added. \u2018He is getting ready, he is working hard.<\/p>\n \u2018Hopefully these two players will be available. [Reece James] will not be back for Monday. Maybe the week after, we\u2019ll see. We need to assess him but we will see.\u2019<\/p>\n Chelsea travel to Fulham for a west London derby on Monday night, looking to turn their season around after a slow start.<\/p>\n