{"id":296235,"date":"2023-12-07T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296235"},"modified":"2023-12-07T13:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:25:01","slug":"chelsea-boss-mauricio-pochettino-sent-very-serious-warning-about-thiago-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/chelsea-boss-mauricio-pochettino-sent-very-serious-warning-about-thiago-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino sent very serious warning about Thiago Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pochettino urges calm after Chelsea lose at Man Utd<\/h3>\n

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has been told star player Thiago Silva is finished in the aftermath of the Blues\u2019 Premier League defeat to Manchester United on Wednesday evening. The Chelsea defence were all at sea during the showdown at Old Trafford and allowed the hosts 28 shots as United won the match 2-1.<\/p>\n

United missed a ninth-minute penalty as Bruno Fernandes saw his effort saved by Robert Sanchez but then went ahead midway through the first half as Scott McTominay lashed the ball into the back of the net. Cole Palmer drew Chelsea level with a fine strike just before half time as the west Londoners rallied. But McTominay headed home the winning goal 20 minutes from the end as the Red Devils moved to within three points of fourth-placed Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Silva is yet to miss a minute of Premier League action this season and played the full game at Old Trafford as Chelsea sunk to their sixth top-flight defeat of the season. But he was out of sorts and has now taken the brunt of the criticism from former Liverpool player Steve Nicol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThiago Silva has been magnificent as a player, but now the problem for me is he can\u2019t move his feet quick enough\u201d, Nicol told ESPN FC. \u201cI think his brain\u2019s still working, but when you can\u2019t move your feet, it takes too long.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd when you\u2019re playing against players like today and Man United, who just couldn\u2019t wait to close the ball down, couldn\u2019t wait to put you under pressure, then you end up getting caught with the ball and you make rash decisions and you give the ball away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea landed Silva on a free transfer after the centre-back had left Paris Saint-Germain in 2020. And the 113-time capped Brazil international has been a reliable player for the club, racking up 132 appearances over the last three-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n