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Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has highlighted the continued absence of Romeo Lavia, who he says is “supposed to be a very good player”, following their 2-2 draw at Brentford. Nicolas Jackson gave the Blues the lead, but they fell 2-1 behind in the second-half after the hosts fought back. Axel Disasi headed in a late equalizer to rescue a point, a result which leaves the Blues 11th in the Premier League, closer to the relegation zone than the top four. Pochettino opted to switch from his favoured 4-2-3-1 to a 3-5-2 from the game, but insisted he was not copying the Brentford formation. …

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