Sterling sinks Bournemouth to clinch sixth place for fast-finishing Chelsea
When Mauricio Pochettino sits down this week with Chelsea’s board for the review that will determine whether he continues as head coach, perhaps he can point to the fact that he has imbued his collection of young talents with so much confidence that European football was secured in part thanks to Moises Caicedo scoring from the halfway line.
It turns out that this is what £115m buys these days: crunching tackles, non-stop running and goal of the season contenders. Yet before merely looking at the extravagance of the spending, it is worth remembering that it has taken Pochettino’s coaching to knit everything together. This entertaining 2-1 win over Bournemouth was further proof that Chelsea, who will play in the Europa League rather than the Europa Conference League as long as Manchester City beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final, do not need more upheaval.
