Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell has suffered a “unhealthy” hamstring injury with no timescale but put on his return, says Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea are already with out Reece James till after the worldwide break with a thigh downside.
“When they’re at their greatest, they’re the most effective full-backs on the earth,” mentioned Pochettino.
“At all golf equipment, vital gamers are missed once they do not play.
“If the query is ‘can we miss them?’ Of course. Reece is a high participant and [Chilwell] additionally.”
Chilwell missed three months final season with a hamstring downside, limiting him to only 23 Premier League appearances. James in the meantime performed simply 16 instances within the league due to knee, thigh and hamstring issues.
Marc Cucurella, Levi Colwill and Axel Disasi are the contenders to play at full-back in Monday’s Premier League journey to Fulham, however Pochettino says no-one in his squad can absolutely replicate what his first-choice full-back pairing brings.
“All groups once they miss vital gamers are affected [in their] efficiency,” added the previous Tottenham supervisor.
“Why did we not signal one other Ben Chilwell and one other Reece James? Because there’s just one Reece James and one Ben Chilwell.
“If you’ve within the squad one high participant in a single place, it is troublesome to herald one other one in the identical place to take a seat on the bench. It’s about stability.”
