Mauricio Pochettino has explained how he intends to break the fabled No.9 “curse” at Chelsea, with at least one more transfer being sought.
Once again, during this summer’s transfer window, The Blues have remained active, finalizing more high-value transactions. Among these acquisitions, Christopher Nkunku, unfortunately now injured, and Nicolas Jackson have been recruited as forwards. However, neither of them has embraced an iconic jersey at Stamford Bridge. Pochettino has disclosed his intention to bestow the No.9 jersey upon his forthcoming attacking signing. The Argentine coach is confident that he can dispel the notion of a curse associated with that shirt, considering the difficulties experienced by notable players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gonzalo Higuain, Alvaro Morata, Radamel Falcao, Fernando Torres, and Mateja Kezman while wearing it.
New Chelsea boss Pochettino has said: “It’s true, [the curse] yes? Oh my goodness, we need to do some things to change the energy. I will ask the kit man to bring all the nine shirts and we will do something to break it. If we bring in one more striker now, I’m going to be sure that he uses the nine and try to change the feeling and the idea that this number is cursed.
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Chelsea have only scored two goals through as many games in the 2023-24 Premier League campaign, with just one point taken from opening fixtures against Liverpool and West Ham.