Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has said he believes his side should be higher up in the Premier League standings, saying data shows his team's results are not matching their performance on the pitch. He added that there is.
Pochettino's expensive side have struggled for consistency this season and are 11th in the league with 39 points from 27 games, 17 points less than fourth-placed Aston Villa.
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Chelsea have a small goal difference this season, but the main reason for their lack of goals is their own self-indulgence, and the club, which ranks fourth in the league, is missing out on big chances.
According to data firm Opta, they also rank fourth in terms of expected goal difference, behind Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.
“We really know what we're doing. So it makes me laugh. I don't take it personally when fans say that.” [criticise]…If you look at all the data, we should be fourth in this table,” Pochettino said.
“But for a variety of reasons, we're not quite there. What the data means is we're moving in a good direction. What areas do we need to improve on? ?That's a problem.'' [that will come] over time. We need to compete better even in the smallest details.
“This is something that only comes with the experience of playing together. It's easy to find the data when you want to kill someone. But if the data is good and reflects the team doing well, there are a lot of different We don't get results for reasons we deserve, [we should] Trust the process. ”
Chelsea host 19th place Burnley in Saturday's league match.