Far from shrinking, these young players are starting to grow and mature. Above all, they are starting to resemble a team and, after a season so full of turbulence, the wisest thing Chelsea's owners can do now would be to accept Pochettino is the man for the job.
Chelsea, who are two points below sixth-placed Newcastle, were in a vibrant, creative mood after beating Tottenham. Moises Caicedo... was head and shoulders above his opponents in midfield. Nicolas Jackson, an awkward, slippery presence in attack, immediately had joy against West Ham's painfully immobile back four.
For West Ham, the plan had been simple enough: sit, smother, wait for openings on the break. The one problem with their approach, though, is that they have completely forgotten how to defend. Kurt Zouma cannot be trusted any more. Angelo Ogbonna is no longer capable of coping with the pace of the Premier League.
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