Journalist Simon Johnson has claimed that something Mauricio Pochettino did at half-time of Chelsea’s game last night that brought one of the biggest cheers of the night.
He took to Twitter to state that the half-time substitution of Nicolas Jackson for Diego Moreira brought a strong reaction from the Stamford Bridge faithful who were in attendance.
Chelsea will have been hoping to have things their own way last night as they looked to continue the winning feeling at Stamford Bridge with the visit of AFC Wimbledon.
When they were 1-0 down moments before half-time, that feeling felt a long way away.
However, goals from Noni Madueke and Enzo Fernandez eased tension, and helped the Blues book their place in the next round.
Despite the Englishman’s goal being late in the first half, it capped off a miserable 45 for the heavy favourites.
Pochettino brings crowd cheers
Supporters were not happy with what they have seen, and a lot was made of the poor display from Moreira on his debut.
He struggled big time to get into the game, and came in for criticism from pundit Jason Cundy for some of his decision making at key moments.
Based on the strong start to his Chelsea career Jackson has made, it is perhaps not surprising that the crowd were more than happy to see him brought on for the second half.
The Senegal international has just one goal for his new club so far, however his performances have more than lived up to the hype that came with his signing.
He will be more than likely then to be back amongst the starters when they welcome Nottingham Forest to Stamford Bridge this weekend.
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