According to Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea’s manager, Romeo Lavia will not be able to play in the upcoming League Cup final against Liverpool since he has not yet returned to first-team training.

The Southampton summer acquisition, who cost £53 million, has seen action in just 32 minutes of Premier League play thus far. He was a last-minute addition to the roster that helped the team defeat Wolves on Christmas Eve and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge three days later. The Chelsea manager said there was “absolutely no chance” that he would be able to return in time for the crucial League final. While speaking with LondonWorld, he stated: “No. He has opted out of team training. His recovery has been ongoing. No way, absolutely not. Not even on the field yet.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is optimistic that the Blues’ season-best performance at Villa Park will be the catalyst his youthful team needs to reach the next level. A fantastic performance was shared by Nicolas Jackson, Malo Gusto, Enzo Fernandez, and Moises Caicedo.

While Pоchettinо hаs been eаger tо nоte his teаm’s yоuth, he did sаy, “Yes,” when аsked if he wаs hоping thаt Villа’s perfоrmаnce wоuld serve аs а benchmаrk mоving аheаd. We mаy hаve hаd sоme strоng perfоrmаnces in the pаst, but we just weren’t cоnsistent enоugh аfter thаt. But mаybe this is the beginning оf us becоming cоnsistent аnd displаying this kind оf perfоrmаnce mоre frequently.

What gives the Argentinian hope that they are heading in the right direction is that the players are eager to maintain the performance, as he was quick to point out. I think that is the moment and the time to be consistent,” he continued. Optimism, because it will yield excellent results for our situation. The players have worked tirelessly since the beginning of the season, and I believe they are deserving of it.

We can see our capabilities and the talent on our team in games like this. Our current strategy and manner of behavior must be maintained. It would be a shame to put all these wonderful things off till later.

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