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Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino has been playing crossbar challenge with Mykhailo Mudryk to try and improve the winger\u2019s confidence.<\/p>\n
Mudryk\u00a0joined from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth up to \u00a389m\u00a0in January but has failed to score in 22 appearances.<\/p>\n
Pochettino and Mudryk have been going head-to-head at Cobham.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWith Mudryk, I like to play sometimes to [hit] the crossbar from outside the box,\u201d Pochettino said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said to me, \u2018I don\u2019t want to play anymore with you because you always win.\u2019 I said \u2018yes, because I have the belief, and the balance between belief and quality I know very well because I\u2019m 50 years old. You\u2019re still young and you need to know yourself.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday [Tuesday] was the first day we draw because I always won. Now you start to believe in yourself, believe in your quality. If not, it\u2019s difficult to balance belief and quality.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ukraine international Mudryk, who was close to joining Arsenal before he made the move to Chelsea, has featured in five of the Blues\u2019 six league games this season, starting twice.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old scored 10 goals in 18 appearances for Shakhtar during the first half of 2022-23 prior to sealing his big-money move to the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Speaking before Chelsea\u2019s Carabao Cup third-round tie against Brighton at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino said: \u201cThe problem is we can\u2019t buy confidence at the supermarket.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about time. You know how our brains work \u2013 it\u2019s about little by little, creating situations where we can provide the trust and the confidence and the belief.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is one aspect you work on, the psychology of the player, and that can make the difference to provide the players with confidence to touch the ball and score. It\u2019s a small example.\u201d<\/p>\n
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