Mauricio Pochettino might have preferred to ease them back into action\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMauricio Pochettino joked he would be killed if he did not field Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo against Arsenal despite the pair not being totally fresh – including by Chelsea’s owners.<\/p>\n
Midfield duo Fernandez and Caicedo were late returners from international duty having been in action for Argentina and Ecuador in the early hours of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
In an ideal world Pochettino might have preferred to ease the \u00a3222m midfield pair back in but admitted that was not an option for Saturday’s London derby.<\/p>\n
He laughed: ‘Today Caceido and Enzo arrived after two games in America and they were not fresh. But they are important players for us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Mauricio Pochettino joked he’d be killed if he didn’t play Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo<\/p>\n
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Fernandez started the clash with Arsenal despite his late return from international duty<\/p>\n
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Fernandez and Moises Caicedo (above) were in action\u00a0in early hours of Wednesday morning<\/p>\n
‘So now we are going to have a week to work [until Brentford] and for sure they are going to be better and improve.<\/p>\n
‘It’s crazy for players to come back from America on Wednesday and play on Saturday. But if I say “OK, I’m going to give them a rest” you will kill me, for sure if they don’t play. And the owner also!<\/p>\n
‘It’s really tough to arrive like that. I hope now they can recover and train and in one week be at their best.’<\/p>\n
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