Nemanja Matic has backed Mauricio Pochettino to be a success at Chelsea but says the club’s inflated squad is a ‘problem’ that needs to be sorted.
Chelsea sit 12th in the table with six games left and their current form suggests they are on course to record their lowest Premier League points total, which is currently the 50 points set in the 1995/96 and 2015/16 seasons.
Pochettino is expected to become Chelsea’s next permanent head coach, with Frank Lampard brought in last month to take charge on an interim basis for the rest of the campaign.
And Matic, who won two Premier League titles during his time at Chelsea, believes Pochettino can improve the club’s current situation.
When asked by Sky Sports if he believes Chelsea’s new boss will need time, Matic said: ‘I think so.
‘I have to say Chelsea did a great job signing so many talented players, but in the future, next season, they’ll need to make some balance between experience and young players.
‘When you sign six, seven or eight young top talented players they all expect to play and that is a problem.
‘Some will need time to adapt to the Premier League. They will need six more months or one season to adapt, but during that transition the experienced players can help them.
‘I think at the end of the season they’ll understand what the problem was and they will try to change. Next season I expect Chelsea to be much better, but it is going to be very difficult.’
Asked if Pochettino would be the right fit for the West London side, Matic said: ‘He’s a great manager.
‘He showed at Spurs and PSG that he can play some great football. ‘He has experience and I know he’s very professional and a very honest person, so why not?’
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