This is completely schizophrenic BS.
The press still pushing the myth that Poch is a "fantastic developer of Academy players", whilst the Boehly Chav Consortium flog their best HG players to exploit FFP rules.
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Pochettino to call on ‘amazing’ academy for Chelsea’s AFC Wimbledon tie
“Because we have many injuries and the squad is not big at the moment, we are going to use four or five young guys from the academy – 17 years old, 16 years old,” Pochettino said. “It is about opportunity. It is not because it is our philosophy at the moment. I need to clarify this.
“It’s because we need to bring young guys to the first team because we have some players who cannot play. They [the youngsters] will start on the bench. Maybe if it goes well, they will have the possibility to play.”
Still, Pochettino knows what good PR looks like, especially after the sales of the homegrown players Mason Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Lewis Hall. He also seemed to accept that the club’s academy needed a lift.
“I know very well from my time at Southampton and Tottenham that Chelsea’s academy record was amazing,” Pochettino said. “I hope we can change this feeling for the fans in the future. It can be a philosophy of the club. I think always the record was fantastic and we again need to reinforce and energise the academy.”
Pochettino to call on ‘amazing’ academy for Chelsea’s AFC Wimbledon tie