Former Southampton player Rickie Lambert has opened up on the brutal nature of Mauricio Pochettino's training methods with a do-or-die warning for Chelsea's stars this summer.
The ex-Saints boss is expected to be announced as the new manager in the coming days ahead of taking over the squad for pre-season. He will replace interim head coach Frank Lampard and has a big task on his hands to oversee a major turnaround in personnel and attitudes at Cobham.
Due to the mixed group of young stars, overpaid and disappointing squad players and senior professionals in their last days at the club it is far from an ideal situation to come into. Pochettino has previous in circumstances like this, though.
