Reece James: "It's been a long wait for me"
“It’s been a long wait for me so I’m happy to come back into the team,” says Chelsea’s captain. “We learn every day, we’re still young but we are improving and we’re coming strong at the end of the season. Cole Palmer is one of the best in the world, I think personally. At City he didn’t play as much as he would like but he has come here and taken the chance with both hands. Slowly but surely we are finding our feet and reaching a level.”
Pochettino: "Football is about fighting"
“The best thing is the way that we always believe until the end, football is about fighting,” the Chelsea manager tells Sky Sports. “I am pleased because the players from the bench made a big impact so I am happy with our recovery. It was important for the team to finish the season strong, with the hope to start next season really well.
“If we are honest we were punished in our first 10 games. Our performance was good but we were not clinical and we wasted big chances. All the data said we were in a false position. After we beat Tottenham, in the last 24 games we are in the top four or five.
“I want to be positive, that is important. The players believe in the way that we work. We have struggled in these type of games but this young team need to realise how we need to compete.”
