Mauricio Pochettino has called for more patience with the job he is doing at Chelsea, as he believes he will deliver eventually.

The Argentine’s summer arrival at Stamford Bridge hasn’t yet yielded positive results after five months.

Pochettino has likened the job he’s doing at Chelsea to building a house, and believes it will take shape with time.

Pochettino said on Friday: “‘We have a lot of injury issues and it’s like building a house and some of the stuff are not there but we need to keep believing.

“The roof? Not there yet. We have good people building the house, good architects. We have the best company, architects, very creative and good – already proven.

“But when you want to build something you need solid foundations which sometimes are affected because of the nature of the circumstances.

“You dig the hole and there is water, it is not because of the company. An unexpected situation which delays the possibility to move quicker than you expected. Unfortunately we received too many hits against us.

“If you want to buy a new house you go to the market and choose the best house. A new house, already finished, this one, bam.

“But if you want to build a house you know you need to take some risks. We are going to need more time.”