Chelsea have dropped to the 12th place in the Premier League table this week. The Blues still have a chance to qualify for Europe but it fades away with each draw or defeat.
Last weekend, Chelsea drew 2-2 with relegation-threatened Burnley at Stamford Bridge, all despite playing with a one-man advantage for more than half of the game.
“The demand to win is completely different. The energy is different," Mauricio Pochettino said at the press conference ahead of the Man United game, as quoted by the Evening Standard.
“To prepare yourself to win every single game you need to have experience, you need to be mature, you need to know yourself and all the people around you.
“That is why we are in the process to build something. That is why we are not winning in the way we expect. It is because we still need to create this mentality that is going to help us. You need to demand more from yourself and your team-mate. And then be strong.
“The example is the last game. I agree with you in all the criticism you can make of myself or the rest of team. But you know why? You cannot draw a game like this if you are Chelsea. You cannot draw. That is how I describe the situation and how I understand the game.
“Football is about talent, about players with [a mix of] talent and the right mentality. Mentality means you have the capacity to deal with the pressure and express your talent without limitation.
“It’s about translating the same feelings you had as a child to when you play for Chelsea, with 50,000 people there and the cameras, for relegation or to win the title.
“That is the capacity you have to identify in a player. You have to have this (head) and this (heart).”
