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Mauricio Pochettino: Five key issues the new Chelsea manager needs to address

Chelsea's search for their next permanent manager concluded with the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino on a two-year deal, which will start on July 1. There is an option to extend for a further year.

The Argentine is a familiar figure in the Premier League following his largely successful five-year spell in charge of Chelsea's London rivals Tottenham and his season and a half at Southampton. Pochettino's most recent job was at Paris Saint-Germain and he has been out of work since July last year after 19 months in the French capital.

Chelsea will hope Pochettino is suitably rested and refreshed because there are plenty of issues to address if he is to transform the club's fortunes after a miserable season.

Here are five of the biggest problems.

Chelsea's massive squad is well documented, with stories of players changing in the corridors and sitting on the floor during team meetings because there isn't enough space to accommodate everyone.

Around £600 million was spent on 16 players during the new owners' first season and, while it's allowed the Blues to recruit several highly rated players, it has left the squad bloated and unbalanced. Chelsea have eight central midfielders and six wide forwards, but remain over-reliant on Ben Chilwell and Reece James at full-back.

In Kai Havertz and Joao Felix (at least until the end of the season), the Blues have two of the most talented No 10s in Europe but no recognised centre-forward beyond an apathetic Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Defensively, the team is in good shape – Chelsea have the joint-third meanest defence this season – but there is a severe lack of cohesion in the team.

Pochettino needs to take a metaphorical axe to the squad and trim it down to a more manageable size.

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