Pochettino said Chelsea deserved the win on the whole, but hailed Luton for the comeback.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted many major sides have struggled to play away at Luton Town. The Blues nearly blew a three-goal lead at Kenilworth Road.
The West London club secured a 3-2 victory against the Hatters in Saturday’s early Premier League clash. Luton tried to pull off the game with two late goals.
Cole Palmer’s double strike and one goal from Noni Madueke put the Blues ahead in the game. Ross Barkley and Elijah Adebayo scored goals in the final 10 minutes for the hosts. They couldn’t find an equaliser but they impressed in the second half of the game.
During the post-match press conference, Pochettino said Chelsea deserved the win on the whole, but hailed Luton for the comeback. He said, “It is really important to finish 2023 well, look forward to 2024 to start well also. It’s really good to finish with good feelings and go into the new year with momentum.
“Overall, we were the better side and fully deserved the result. Too many positive performances. When you concede, you build the belief of the opponent.
“The Premier League is like this; if you see games like Arsenal, Liverpool, City, Newcastle, you understand the difficulty of playing here in this atmosphere. They believe in the way they play, very good players, very good coach and it is tough to play here.
“We needed the three points and we got what we wanted.”
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