Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “I’m so pleased because I think the players deserved the victory. We haven’t got what we deserved from the beginning of the season, but I think today was a solid performance. We conceded one goal and it was tough to break down Burnley’s structure. In the second half, we dominated and fully deserved the result.
“It’s work and, of course, confidence. We’re a young team, too many new players in the team, so you have to build the confidence and the structure of the team. We’re playing well, but we need to improve and be more confident in front of goal. I am happy and, at the moment, three victories in the last three games is important for this young group.”
On Raheem Sterling’s performance: “I am so pleased because I think he needs to feel the net, and he is a player with experience that can provide a very good thing for the team. He created a penalty, then he scored, and he was involved for the first goal, the own goal. He’s an experienced player and he needs to provide many things to the team.”
On Cole Palmer: “He is a very talented player and he has the quality. He surprised me when I arrived because it was the day before the transfer window closed. The way he reads the situations and what the team needs in every situation, he can be the player who can link with his teammates. [He is] still very young but with great personality, and he has the talent and the quality, which we saw today.”
On the owners: “The owners were really good with me from day one, and the sporting director also. When we arrived, there was already a plan for the season and we accepted to come. They are being so nice with me and they have respect in the way that we want to work.
“We take decisions with the sporting director. We are in good communication with the owners also. The situation when they took over was difficult. With time, and by doing the right things, we can get what we need to be more stable and to provide the players with the capacity to perform.
“We are in a good way. Even when we did not get the good results, we were confident that we were going to turn it around in a positive way.”
