Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino was noticed nutmegging his personal participant in coaching forward of the Blues’ Premier League conflict in opposition to Arsenal.
Pochettino’s aspect hosted the Gunners in a London derby on Saturday night, seeking to safe their third Premier League win in a row.
The Blues have began to flick into gear in current weeks with consecutive away victories at Fulham and Burnley, and had been exhausting at work in coaching forward of Saturday’s conflict, which ended 2-2.
Pochettino remains to be coping with numerous harm points, with Ben Chilwell, Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia amongst these nonetheless within the midst of long-term absences.
That has meant alternatives for youthful gamers, with Ian Maatsen, Lesley Ugochukwu and Alex Matos amongst these to profit from elevated taking part in time or matchday squad alternatives.
One participant but to make his senior Blues debut is younger Brazil ahead Deivid Washington, who joined the membership from Santos in the summertime.
The 18-year-old has featured for the U21s, nonetheless, scoring in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, and has educated with the primary crew alongside a number of appearances on Chelsea’s bench.
Earlier than the Arsenal recreation, he was concerned in a barely awkward second when he was nutmegged by his personal supervisor in coaching.
Footage posted by Chelsea’s official web site confirmed Pochettino getting concerned in a session. He obtained the ball, however initially didn’t lure it.
That meant some improvisation was essential, and the Argentinian flicked the ball along with his again leg – straight by way of the legs of Washington.
He shortly patted the Brazilian ahead on the again after a quick second of celebration because the session continued.
The behind-the-scenes footage additionally confirmed Pochettino interacting with the remainder of his gamers as they accomplished coaching drills within the indoor coaching centre, with Armando Broja, Thiago Silva and Cole Palmer amongst these doing the extra intense drills.
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