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Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has highlighted the continued absence of Romeo Lavia, who he says is \u201csupposed to be a very good player\u201d, following their 2-2 draw at Brentford.<\/p>\n
Nicolas Jackson gave the Blues the lead, but they fell 2-1 behind in the second-half after the hosts fought back.<\/p>\n
Axel Disasi headed in a late equalizer to rescue a point, a result which leaves the Blues 11th in the Premier League, closer to the relegation zone than the top four.<\/p>\n
Pochettino opted to switch from his favoured 4-2-3-1 to a 3-5-2 from the game, but insisted he was not copying the Brentford formation.<\/p>\n
According to the former PSG boss, he was forced to make the change because of the continued absence of midfielders like Lavia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe needed to provide the midfield with the possibility not to cover too much distance.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Conor] Gallagher didn\u2019t start against Leeds because he was very, very tired.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause players like Lavia was supposed to be a very good player, and of course Lesley Ugochukwu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are injured and we don\u2019t have the possibility to refresh players that are in a key area. That is why to help them with another centre-back,\u201d Pochettino said in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n
EPL: You\u2019re supposed to be a good player \u2013 Pochettino tells Chelsea star<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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