{"id":290653,"date":"2023-09-30T22:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290653"},"modified":"2023-09-30T22:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:34:07","slug":"things-can-only-get-better-as-chelsea-get-the-numbers-right-under-poch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/things-can-only-get-better-as-chelsea-get-the-numbers-right-under-poch\/","title":{"rendered":"Things can only get better as Chelsea get the numbers right under Poch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>THE SHARPE END: Things can only get better as Chelsea get the numbers right as\u00a0Nicolas Jackson is proving to be key to Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s system despite a poor conversion rate<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Signs under Pochettino suggest Chelsea are playing better than results show\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jackson is proving to be key to the system despite a poor conversion rate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If there was one statistic to encapsulate Chelsea\u2019s plight: of the clubs who have been in the PL permanently since 2022-23, only two have earned fewer points in their last 38 games, the equivalent of a full season, than the Blues. They\u2019ve spent a fair bit in that time too.<\/p>\n<p>And yet the signs under Mauricio Pochettino suggest they\u2019re playing better than results show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No side has underperformed their xG as much as Chelsea and only Man City and Arsenal have conceded fewer xG. They also boast the highest possession.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea also dominate territory. Over the first seven gameweeks, Chelsea had more than 55% of the touches in the most zones of the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t win you games, of course, but continue like they are under Pochettino, and results will surely come.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/22\/76022455-0-image-a-25_1696110580662.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Signs under Mauricio Pochettino suggest Chelsea are playing better than results show&#8230; and Nicolas Jackson (right) has been key despite a poor conversion rate<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/22\/76022427-0-image-a-24_1696110515273.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/22\/76022429-0-image-a-23_1696110513618.jpg\" height=\"1056\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>However, in their last 29 Premier League matches, Chelsea sit in the bottom three of points out of the clubs who have been in the PL permanently since 2022-23.<\/p>\n<p>They have won just nine times, drawing 12 games and losing 17.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, Chelsea have a -9 goal difference in comparison with London rivals Arsenal on +44 in the same number of matches.<\/p>\n<p>And while many are quick to blame their forwards, Nicolas Jackson, for all his spurred chances, is key to how Chelsea press under Pochettino.<\/p>\n<p>Over the first seven gameweeks, no striker has produced as many sprints (153) as the forward.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, no attacker has made as many runs, with his 216 the most in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Only Son Heung-min of Spurs and former Blue Dominic Solanke, now at Bournemouth, among forwards made more pressures in the final third that led to a turnover than Jackson (who has made 22).<\/p>\n<p>However, with a shot conversion rate at just 5.26%, there is work to do in front of goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12579693\/THE-SHARPE-END-Things-better-Chelsea-numbers-right-Nicolas-Jackson-proving-key-Mauricio-Pochettinos-despite-poor-conversion-rate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>THE SHARPE END: Things can only get better as Chelsea get the numbers right as\u00a0Nicolas Jackson is proving to be key to Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s system <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/things-can-only-get-better-as-chelsea-get-the-numbers-right-under-poch\/\" title=\"Things can only get better as Chelsea get the numbers right under Poch\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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