Chelsea brutally trolled as Pochettino woes highlighted in humiliating fashion

02 October 2023 , 09:51

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Chelsea have been brutally trolled over their lack of Premier League goals this season ahead of their must-win clash with Fulham on Monday night.

The Blues travel to Craven Cottage to face their fierce rivals in a mouthwatering Monday Night Football showdown. Mauricio Pochettino's struggling side currently sit 15th in the league, just two points above the relegation zone after winning just one of their opening six games.

It's not just the lack of points that has been concerning, though. The Stamford Bridge side have scored just five goals this campaign and the last time they got goals on the board was over a month ago in a 3-0 rout of promoted Luton on August 25th.

Domino's recently rubbed salt in their wounds by posting a tweet mocking their lack of goals, which went viral with more than one million views. And the pizza giant have now taken things a step further by reminding Chelsea fans of just how many more pizzas they’ve delivered since they scored a league goal.

Pictured outside Fulham's Craven Cottage ahead of the clash, Domino’s put a live digital tracker outside the stadium which displayed the number pizzas they’ve served in the time since the Blues' last goal – currently sitting at a staggering nine million. It is no doubt a humiliating period for the club and they'll be hoping to put it right against their rivals.

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Despite their woes, Pochettino has again to blame injuries for his team’s slow start to the season, with as many as 11 players likely to be missing when Chelsea face Fulham in search of just their second league win of the campaign.

There were three players aged 19 or under with no first-team experience named on the bench when the team drew at Bournemouth two weeks ago, and since then Ben Chilwell’s name has been added to an extensive injury list after he limped out of last week’s win over Brighton with a hamstring problem.

Domino's have brutally mocked Chelsea ahead of their clash with Fulham (Domino's)

“I cannot use the excuse of injuries,” said Pochettino. “The performances have been good. We cannot blame injuries, I think it’s not fair. We played well in every single game and we deserved more, but for different reasons, we didn’t score and we were not clinical enough.

“But we cannot blame injuries. Of course it’s a factor that we need to improve. When you have your whole squad, you increase the level of the team. You put pressure on the players that play because it’s another player waiting for your place. We’re not winning the games that we deserve, but not because of injuries.”

Meanwhile, Fulham manager Marco Silva insisted it is “impossible to compare” his side with Chelsea after the Blues’ massive spending in the last year. Chelsea have spent over £1billion since May 2022 and broke the British transfer record twice this year on Enzo Fernandez (£106.8million) and Moises Caicedo (£115 million).

Silva refused to accept that Fulham have any advantage over their local rivals despite Chelsea’s nine-man injury list. “You think we have an advantage against Chelsea in terms of squad?,” Silva said.

“We are talking about two players who they have got in the last six months (who cost) nearly £250 million (Fernandez and Caicedo), if I say more (about Chelsea spend) it will probably be plus £1billion How can you compare? It’s impossible to compare. In the game we are going to give our maximum, but don’t try to say there is an advantage for us.

“We are playing at home and we love playing at home and it will be more special.” Silva highlighted Chelsea’s quality across the pitch and believes Raheem Sterling, who has scored twice this season, will be a threat on Monday.

The Portuguese knows his side will need to be organised to combat stuttering Chelsea, who have picked up just five points from six games. “I think Chelsea can give us a tough one,” Silva added. “They are quality in the attack line. Even though they will be without (Nicolas) Jackson (suspended) they have the quality there with Sterling who is in his best moment in a Chelsea shirt.

“They have (Mykhailo) Mudryk on the opposite side too and the quality of Enzo (Fernandez) in midfield as well as the capacity of (Conor) Gallagher to arrive in other areas on the pitch who can also support the striker. I do not know what striker Mauricio (Pochettino) will start but they have the quality. It will be a game which will demand good organisation from us.”