Mauricio Pochettino’s winning tactical tweaks shows why he deserves to keep his job as Chelsea manager as injury crisis eases just in time for the Argentine…

There is a growing sense at Chelsea that Mauricio Pochettino deserves to stay in charge, with this comeback win over Nottingham Forest strengthening his hand before a summer summit with the club’s hierarchy.

It did not go unnoticed thatPochettino’s in-game tactical tweaks were crucial to this victory, changing the complexion of the contest with pro-active substitutions.

Chelsea’s manager has rarely had full use of his bench this season due to an injury crisis which has only relented for the run-in.

Pochettino’s future will ultimately be decided at an end-of-season review. Ahead of that sit-down, it is helping the Argentine’s case that he has shown what can be achieved when he has a complete arsenal to choose from, as was the case at a highly atmospheric City Ground on Saturday.

At half-time, Pochettino told Marc Cucurella to act as more of a traditional left back after seeing how his inverted role was not working. After 58 minutes, he brought on Christopher Nkunku and Malo Gusto — a double substitution which saw players switch positions on the pitch as Cole Palmer shifted over to the right wing and Trevoh Chalobah moved to centre back.

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