"For me, the most important thing after Arsenal is that the team showed great character and personality," Mauricio Pochettino said after Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Aston Villa.
"And we showed that with the way we fight in the second half, even if we didn’t deserve to go 2-0 down in the first half.
"I think the way we change the energy and dominate a good team like Aston Villa, I think that shows everyone that we are able to compete. If you analyse the 99 minutes, I think we were the better side.
"I think the referee didn’t see all the action and what he saw wasn’t far from him, but then the VAR change the decision. I think the referee saw the action [live] and didn’t see a foul. Then he checks on the VAR, but I think it was a challenge that happens a lot in football."
Whatever Pochettino may say publicly, he probably should not be satisfied with the Blues' performance in the first half when they allowed Villa to run away with a two-goal lead.
At the same time, Pochettino should have credit for the switch that helped the second-half turnaround that nearly ended in three points for his team.
