Mauricio Pochettino on Moises: “He’s one of the best or best midfielders in the Premier League”

With Moises Caicedo on the field, Chelsea crushed Luton Town 3-0 at Stamford Bridge, adding their first victory in the current edition of the Premier League.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino said: “He deals with young players, and the club wants to develop this talent and create players who top any list in the future. It is the project to improve, perform and of course win titles.” In an interview with Alan Shearer, published in Theathletic.com.

The interview begins with the arrival of Moises Caicedo, the Ecuadorean who Chelsea paid $146 million for. “He is one of the best or best midfielders in the Premier League,” he said. “He showed it at Brighton, but now he needs to show it here, with a different kind of pressure. Psychology is very important in football so we have to give him the platform and the confidence to be happy and happy.”

DT clarified that the fact of paying a high amount does not mean that the footballer can arrive and play immediately in the way we expect. “I always give the example when Florentino Perez came to Real Madrid (as president) and started buying big players like (David) Beckham, (Zinedine) Zidane, (Luis) Figo. Zidane came from Juventus for a record fee.” The world championship is worth 77.5 million euros, he suffered for six months, and people doubted him.

Chelsea competed with Liverpool for Caicedo and Romeo Lafia, who joined from Southampton. “We don’t need to put too much pressure on Caicedo, even if the fans or the media are going to talk about him. Our responsibility is to give him calm, time and put him in the best condition.”

Lafia is 19 years old and Caicedo is 21 years old. The squad Chelsea fielded against West Ham was the smallest in the Premier League this season and is a change in policy. “It’s a smart move. It’s going to be a tough job, it’s hard to solve everything, but the future is bright for Chelsea, with talented young players.”