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Mauricio Pochettino is going to have to think again when it comes to his team selection for the rest of the Chelsea games this month. During the week against Middlesbrough he operated a false nine system, however didn’t get the result he was looking for in the semi-final first leg. He looked to use Cole Palmer in a striker role, however he was out of the game for too long to make it a system to pursue. He featured the England international here so he could feature all three of his preferred midfielders. Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Conor Gallagher were all handed the start for the big ga…

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