Before Wednesday’s match against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea are in the eleventh spot of the Premier League.

After 18 games, Pochettino’s squad has managed just 22 points, putting them 14 points behind fourth-place Tottenham.

Pochettino responded, “We’re so far away,” when asked how far Chelsea still is from their preseason goals.No matter how many people doubted us, we were determined to reach the summit. But under these conditions, we are battling for separate causes.

We must remain at the top, as our history dictates, hence we are Chelsea. However, in order to win more games, we need to step up our game right now, so let’s be realistic.

After today’s loss to the Wolves, we need to step up our game. As the season has progressed, I have not thought the performance has been poor. It is excellent, in our opinion.

However, I believe we rank last when it comes to competing. This is the reason we are not positioned better at the table.To be successful in football, you must expertise, skill, and preparation. Nonetheless, every football player needs to compete at some point throughout the game. Your football skills will speak for itself. Having all the players [accessible] and spending time with them together is where we need to develop.

After a successful conclusion—a Palace victory—we travel to Luton to begin the new year on a positive note.

Chelsea ‘so far away from target’ – Pochettino

Three straight victories at home in December set the stage for Wednesday’s encounter at Stamford Bridge against Crystal Palace, a rival of the Blues’ in London.

However, Chelsea’s away form has been rather different. They lost to Wolves at Molineux on Christmas Eve, making it four consecutive away losses in a row, following losses at Newcastle, Manchester United, and Everton.

Chelsea are now in the middle of the standings and are having trouble advancing to the Champions League. However, they do have a potential path to a spot in the Europa Conference League via their January English League Cup semi-final match against second-tier Middlesbrough.

However, Pochettino did not want for Chelsea to finish outside of the top four in their first season as manager; they are now 14 points behind.

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оur heritаge cоmpels us tо be the best, аnd thаt is why we аre Chelseа. Fоr the time being, let’s be prаcticаl аnd sаy thаt we need tо step up оur gаme if we wish tо win mоre gаmes.

Our performance (against the Wolves) must improve. It has not been a terrible performance, in my opinion, since the season started. In a word, it’s excellent. However, we rank last when it comes to competition. Because of that, our place at the table is not better.

The expertise, quality, and setup are crucial in football, he continued. However, you must compete in football at some point during the 90 minutes. Your football skills will speak for itself. Having all the players (fit) and spending time with them together is where we need to develop.

“We need to finish well, winning the (Palace) game, then to go to Luton (on December 30) and then start the new year with different feelings.”

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“The disappointment and frustration are there,” Pochettino stated. “The medical staff are working so hard to anticipate and try to avoid these types of problems.”