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Former Tottenham star believes Mauricio Pochettino's brutal training regime could be behind Chelsea's poor start to the season as he claims 'some of our players struggled'

Chelsea poor start to the season could be down to Mauricio Pochettino's gruelling training methods, claims a former Tottenham player who featured under him.

The Blues are 14th in the Premier League table after losing three, drawing two and winning just one of their games so far - despite spending around £400million on players like Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.

That came after owner Todd Boehly had already sanctioned a spend of around £600m the season prior - with 13 players arriving and many of Chelsea's reliable old guard leaving through the exit door.