Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino reacts to Chelsea's late victory, his future at the club and Reece James' return to the pitch
City Ground, Nottingham, UK
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00:00 I never say that I am not happy.
00:04 No, that's wrong. I'm clarifying with you.
00:06 Yeah, I never say that.
00:08 I say maybe I am happy, maybe I am not happy, but I never say I am not happy.
00:13 But it's normal. Headline are headline.
00:18 And sometimes, you know, too much honesty talking, you know,
00:24 but it's not a problem.
00:26 I have one year more in my contract.
00:30 And always, like I said yesterday, I think always long term,
00:37 thinking that this is going to be for a life here.
00:40 And we work because we are professional and thinking to win games
00:46 and to try to make happy, you know, the owners, make happy all the staff
00:53 that we are in charge, because I am responsible
00:56 that all the staff on the training ground in Coban
01:00 trying to make happy the player and trying to make happy the fans.
01:05 That is my job. Easy.
01:07 So easy.
01:12 Kieran.
01:12 Hello.
01:20 No, no, it's true.
01:22 That was today they were celebrating and I think they full credit to
01:26 Nottingham Forest to be one season more in the Premier League.
01:30 I think with all the circumstances, I think they, I want to congratulate Nuno
01:35 and all the staff and the club because they made a fantastic job.
01:38 Yes, always is difficult when you play again a team like
01:42 is celebrating, you know, big things.
01:47 I think the freedom for the player is always
01:51 they can give better performance and they have more energy.
01:55 It's true that we started well the game and we scored and then we concede a goal
02:00 that we cannot score in this way.
02:02 And then it was really tough.
02:03 It was an even game.
02:05 I think we controlled the game, but they were very, very dangerous
02:08 in all the transition.
02:09 They have very good player, you know, that transit so fast
02:13 and they create some, you know, we taking some risk.
02:17 They create some chances and always you need a talented player.
02:23 You need a player from the bench that made a big impact like happened today
02:29 and a little bit lucky to win the games.
02:32 And today I think all the ingredients were for us.
02:35 So happy because I think the important thing is always to believe and never give up.
02:42 And I think the team showed the resilience and the maturity, you know,
02:47 to fight and to fight until the end.
02:49 That is why I am so pleased because maybe you cannot play maybe and to perform
02:54 like it was West Ham or Tottenham.
02:56 But I think in this type of game, you need to be more mature at some time
03:01 to play another football that always is important too.
03:03 If you want to be in a position, in a higher position on the table.
03:07 And one of the guys off the bench, Reece James, got his assist within two minutes
03:11 and 53 seconds of coming on in his first appearance since December.
03:15 It must be massive to have him.
03:16 Massive.
03:17 Unlucky that only we have two games, you know, ahead and it's one week.
03:22 But it's important for him to recover his feeling.
03:25 So important player for us is our captain.
03:28 I think we all love him.
03:29 And yes, important and see if he can be, you know, also fit to have the chances
03:35 to play the Euros, no?
03:37 Oh, you're welcome.
03:38 So I was going to say, you think he does still have a chance to make it to England?
03:42 Well, I think we continue to, I think we have one week more to work.
03:46 And yes, I think he's doing well in the training session.
03:50 It's true that after four or five months, it's not the same to train that compete.
03:58 But I think if he has the possibility to compete in the next two games and be involved,
04:02 I think, yes, I think if after his coach on the national team believe that he can be,
04:10 you know, and cope with the competition, I think he will be ready.
04:12 Do you think, sorry, do you think Chelsea have genuinely turned the corner more to England?
04:17 That three big wins in a row, the last big, heavy beat against them?
04:23 Yeah, but you like to see all the numbers and data.
04:27 I think if you see that we are punished because of the first ten games,
04:31 I think not because our performance is because the chances that we created,
04:35 we were not clean enough.
04:36 I think we in this first ten game to have four in between four and eight point more,
04:43 I think today will be in a completely different position.
04:47 I think if you start to count after the game that we played against Tottenham,
04:53 that was the number ten until today,
04:57 I think we played 26 games.
04:59 And if you start to count from there,
05:01 I think we are in the top four or in the top five for sure,
05:04 you know, with a very good, some very good performance.
05:07 And that is not to because you asked me,
05:11 no, but I think to assess the last 26 games,
05:16 I think it's for the all the circumstances when you put all the circumstances in the middle
05:21 and you analyse and you assess the season.
05:24 I think we are clear in a clear way going high,
05:30 you know, and finish strong is our challenge now to try to achieve to be in Europe next season
05:36 and start really strong next season.
05:39 Great.
05:40 We're going to leave it there.
05:40 We're going to do a quick Monday.
05:41 Thank you so much.
05:43 Thank you.
05:45 Thank you.