Pochettino gives update on Ben Chilwell

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino during his pre-match conference with the press on Tuesday ahead of his side’s game vs Championship club Blackburn Rovers was also asked about defender Ben Chilwell.

The Blues left-back is continuing his rehabilitation in Los Angeles and the head coach gave reason for this.

Pochettino revealed the change was to help Chilwell’s recovery.

He, however, confessed that there is no precise date when the defender would rejoin the team.

‘The plan was to change the scenario for him. That happens in different clubs. When it’s a long period of recovery, sometimes we change the scenarios for them.

‘Twelve hours here every day, it’s a fantastic training ground, but sometimes the player needs to change the atmosphere and the scenario to keep their recovery in a good way. It’s still difficult to know when he will be back.’