Before the big battle in round 12 of the Premier League, coach Mauricio Pochettino praised Man City but affirmed that Chelsea would not enter the match with an underdog mentality.

“For me, Man City is the strongest club led by the best coach in the world, and they are the best organized in the world,” Pochettino said on November 10 during a pre-match press conference at Stamford Bridge. “Man City is doing very well at every stage and getting good results. This will be a challenge. We want to compete with Man City and know it will be very difficult. But we aim to get three points.”

The Argentine coach also affirmed that a club with a rich history like Chelsea never considers itself an underdog, especially when playing at home. He urged the whole team to play confidently and show personality to become the main character at Stamford Bridge.Under Pep Guardiola since 2016, Man City has dominated English football with five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, two English Super Cups, one Champions League and one European Super Cup. The pinnacle was last season’s historic treble, helping Man City restore the expectations of the club and city Man Utd in 1999.

When asked about Man City dominating English football, Pochettino replied: “That is reality and I don’t know if it is good or bad. Man City deserves such an overwhelming achievement. All clubs try their best.” Competing with Man City, but they are doing very well and ahead of the other teams. Our goal in the future is to lead and dominate in the Premier League.”

In the previous round, Chelsea won 4-1 on Tottenham’s field thanks to playing more than two people. According to Pochettino, his team has shown bravery, personality, and talent and sees the above victory as proof that Chelsea can compete fairly with top English clubs. “Now we have to build that confidence and it will definitely make us more competitive,” he expressed.

Making a big contribution to Chelsea’s victory that day was Nicolas Jackson with a hat-trick. But Pochettino is not really satisfied. “It’s easy to say that Jackson scored three. But it’s a process, Jackson is young and needs to improve,” said the 51-year-old coach. “Jackson should have scored six goals. The most important thing is to be calm, comfortable and Jackson will improve over time.”