POCH: NO TIME TO GET COMFY!

CHELSEA boss Mauricio Pochettino has warned his flops to snap out of their comfort zone.

The Blues, who face Manchester United tonight, are languishing in 12th place after a dismal 2-2 draw at home to 10-man Burnley.

And Pochettino (above) admits he has concerns over some of his young, expensivelyassembled squad thinking they have already made it.

Asked whether he was worried his players are in their comfort zone, he said: “Yes, I agree. I am going to explain what I explained to them.

“When I was at Espanyol – my first experience as a coach – I was at the training ground at 7am every morning.

“Then Southampton, Tottenham, Paris – the same. And now? 6.30am we are here. You can ask security. It’s not going to change.

“After 15 years, you can increase your bank account and your money. But that cannot put me in a comfortable zone so that now I arrive at 9am and leave at 2pm.

“I need to keep pushing myself, my team, my staff – because we want to win.

“It is not now arriving at Chelsea and think I am so good that I can do the minimum effort.

“No, there is more responsibility now.

“For us, we feel the responsibility. Never be in a comfort zone. If you are in a comfort zone, you drop your level, you drop your standards. I don’t say that happened here because too many other things happened.

“But that is one of the things that we are aware of. Maybe it is a mix.

Like when you mix this a little bit, a small percentage, easy life, easy that… then when you put it all together, it is not easy.

“To prepare yourself to win every single game, you need to be mature. That is why we are in the process to build something.

“That is why we are not winning in the way we expect. It is because we still need to create this mentality that is going to help us.

“You need to demand more from yourself and your team-mate – and then be strong.”

Pochettino also defended skipper Conor Gallagher after he was abused online for a video clip, which appeared to show him failing to acknowledge a high-five from a young black mascot before the Burnley game (below).

He said: “I know Conor, he is a great, great kid. There was no intention. That upset me so much.

“When you are focused on playing and too many things, that sometimes can happen.

“We give too much attention to these people who like to insult and create a mess. Please stop.

“Who thinks that the intention of Conor is to ignore a mascot? Come on.”