Arsenal legend and English football pundit Paul Merson believes that Chelsea new boss Mauricio Pochettino has the same issues that former managers Graham Potter and Frank Lampard had at the club.

The Blues have had a disappointing start this season – winning just one game out of six since the beginning of the 2023-24 Premier League campaign.

Merson claimed that the Argentine coach lacks the ability to pick his best squad from the available players in the team, just like Graham Potter and Frank Lampard.

According to The Mirror, the former Arsenal player said: “Nothing’s changed; the three football matches they’ve won in 21, was Bournemouth the week after they stayed up [last season], beat Wimbledon in the cup and beat Luton. No disrespect to Luton, but at home, you’re expected to beat them.

“He’s got the same problem as the last two managers at Chelsea- Potter and Lampard- Pochettino is exactly the same, he doesn’t know his best team. If you don’t know your best team I don’t see how you’ve got a chance of winning. Swap here, Swap there.”