Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino claims he is prepared to reduce his squad even further before the start of the season.
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The Argentine tactician took 29 players along for the club's pre-season tour of the US, but has now insisted he wants to trim his squad down even more before the next Premier League season starts as he is wary that team morale could suffer with too many players being unhappy with a lack of minutes
"At the moment the dynamic is very good, really good guys and they are sharing the time together. It is difficult because sometimes in every game three, four, five players cannot play and that is difficult because the mood is difficult," he said after his side's 1-1 draw with Newcastle United early on Thursday morning, as per Goal.
"It is about creating a squad with good balance and people who have the opportunity to play and can compete for their place.
"That is a big job and challenge for us in the transfer window to build a good relationship and good balance. Then, if players are not happy because they believe they are not going to play, we are going to find a solution with the club and fix the situation.
"What we cannot have is a massive squad, players not be involved and then it's going to create a mess in the squad. Maybe less is more and more is less, it is not mathematic.
"That is why I need to make clear we don't need a big squad. We need 22, 23, 24 players with some younger, and that's it.
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"I am so sorry because maybe the decision will be tough, but we need to build a good and balanced team who want to compete for things."
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