Pochettino’s side secured an important victory against Sheffield United.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Chelsea’s response to consecutive defeats in the top-flight as they recovered to beat Sheffield United 2-0 at home.
The West London club entered the home fixture after two straight defeats to Man United and Everton. Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer scored one goal each to set the tone for Chelsea this weekend.
Chelsea manager pointed to a change of position in the second half swapping with Sterling to take up a more central role as the key.
He said, “I think we talked a lot during the week after Everton about needing drastic change. It was important to confirm that we are in a good way. The team in the first half was frustrated because we couldn’t find a way past the low block of Sheffield United.
“We didn’t show the capacity to be flexible and it was easy for them to identify our position and to block us and make us put the ball in positions that were easy for them to stop.
“The second half we were much better, we fixed things. The team started to find better possibilities to play, to link much better. Cole from the right, going into the space, started to link better with team-mates and be the player that we want to use – a playmaker.”
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