LEMON AID

Forget big spending, Poch has secret to Blues revival

- JON WEST

MAURICIO POCHETTINO has pleaded to be given time at Chelsea – for his trusty lemons to work their magic.

The Argentinian is a firm believer in the tangy fruit being able to absorb unwanted negative energy.

He kept a basket in his office when he was manager at Tottenham and made sure the Stamford Bridge fruit bowl was also well stocked when he arrived in the summer.

Given Chelsea’s injury woes and fan frustration at just one Premier League win so far, Poch could be forgiven for deciding to upgrade to grapefruit.

He made it clear, though, that only lemons would do.