Former boss Ruud Gullit has warned incoming head coach about ‘moaning’ players within the club’s current squad.
The Blues are expected to formally announce the arrival of Pochettino imminently with the former manager.
at Stamford Bridge and believe the west London club have made the right appointment.
But there are some ‘moaning’ players in the team, according to Gullit, as he spoke to the .
‘There are too many players,’ the Dutchman said. ‘Too many good players. How many are there? Thirty?
‘If you’ve been bought by Chelsea, then you are at a level and you want to play.
‘But they will complain if they are not in the team. The players who aren’t playing are going to talk badly. That’s normal.
‘But if Chelsea win, they have nothing to say. They shut up. And now you have players who are in the team on Sunday and out of it on Wednesday. They are moaning, too.
‘Chelsea isn’t winning. So they all moan. There are uncertainties everywhere. And it’s the ones who don’t play who are the ones you have to be careful of.’
Pochettino, meanwhile, , including a sensational swoop for Spurs star Harry Kane.
