Mauricio Pochettino thinks Chelsea had trouble dismantling West Ham.

Following Sunday’s 3-1 loss to West Ham, Mauricio Pochettino told his Chelsea players that they “need to believe in the process.”

Nayef Aguerd’s early header put the Blues in the hole, but Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta’s penalty kick helped them come back and cancel out Carney Chukwuemeka’s earlier score.

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Moises Caicedo, a new summer recruit who cost £115 million, only made things worse for the visiting team with his first penalty.Pochettino is not deterred by the fact that the Blues have lost both of their Premier League games thus far.

After the game, Pochettino told Sky Sports on Chelsea’s performance and stated, “That’s football.” For teams like ours, finding a balanced state is crucial. We have to accept that we lost today because I don’t think we handled a couple things very well.In the first half, we played quite well and produced lots of scoring opportunities. We played well enough in the first half to win the game.

We concede a goal again in the second half due to a singular event. This type of game is challenging to explain because it’s difficult to set up obvious chances in the space.Despite having the advantage due to possession, creation, and possibly even because you were the greater side, you still lost.

David Moyes’ team puzzled Chelsea for significant chunks of the second half as their defense harassed Pochettino’s strikers and the hosts prospered on the counter.Alphonse Arela of the Hammers stopped a penalty attempt from Enzo Fernandez with the score at 1-1, and Pochettino said that the miss demoralized his team.

We were quite angry when we missed the penalty. We gave it our best, but we didn’t receive anything in return. He said, “Until we get back into the groove of things, this is how we’re going to start the second half.

We knew West Ham would put up a strong defensive effort, and we also knew their set pieces and counterattacks posed significant dangers, so we needed to play more aggressively.

We’ve hardly touched the surface, which is regrettable. It’s important to believe in the process. We will become a better squad this year, and I am confident that we will be very competitive.