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Mauricio Pochettino promised Chelsea will continue to show belief in their young stars after Mykhailo Mudryk scored his first goal for the club in their 2-0 win against Fulham at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n
Armando Broja, making his first start since injuring his ACL in December, also netted as the visitors gave their most convincing performance yet of the manager\u2019s reign and ended a run of three Premier League games without a goal.<\/p>\n
Chelsea took the lead after 18 minutes when Mudryk chested down Levi Colwill\u2019s expertly-flighted cross and nudged the ball past Bernd Leno as the Fulham goalkeeper advanced.<\/p>\n
And within a minute it was two, Cole Palmer dispossessing Tim Ream who was careless with the ball at his feet and feeding Broja, who deflected the ball home off Ream\u2019s attempted clearance.<\/p>\n
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It was a dominant first half from Chelsea with Palmer, making his first Premier League start for the club after impressing in the EFL Cup win against Brighton last week, making a critical difference coming deep to collect the ball and starting the visitors\u2019 attacks.<\/p>\n
Ian Maatsen, on at half-time in place of Mudryk, struck a post after the break as Pochettino\u2019s side threatened a third, and it was not until 14 minutes from time that a lacklustre Fulham threatened a response when Robert Sanchez blocked Sasa Lukic\u2019s close-range shot.<\/p>\n
Pochettino pointed to the patience the club have shown in waiting for their expensively assembled but young side to come good, particularly Mudryk who finally broke his scoring duck nine months after jointing from Shakhtar Donetsk for \u00a388million.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe difference (tonight) is the result,\u201d said the manager. \u201cThe performance was really good. First half I think we played really well, second half we controlled the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased for Mudryk, and for Armando. For Misha because he has scored his first goal in the Premier League and then for Armando, after a long period out he\u2019s scored again. The competition is really good for the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about maturity, adaptation. We need to understand that young people need time, need to settle. Massive change for him when he arrived here. I think when you arrive in a team, it\u2019s not easy to settle because there were too many young players that arrived in a team (that) was not solid.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey need to add something to the team, to build something important. Always it\u2019s difficult, but it\u2019s about time and to have patience, to trust these guys and these young, talented players, and to build their confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a massive job. It\u2019s step by step. Sometimes people have not the patience, but for us it\u2019s about being patient. Even when we were losing and when we didn\u2019t win from the beginning of the season, we were calm and kept the belief.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow that we\u2019ve won two games in a few days it\u2019s (still) important to stay calm.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was the fourth game in a row in which Mudryk had started, having not been in the starting XI for any of Pochettino\u2019s first five matches in charge.<\/p>\n
He was withdrawn at half-time with what the manager said was an issue with his quad, but he is expected to be fit for Saturday\u2019s trip to face Burnley.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe played because he deserved it, and he showed in training that he deserved it,\u201d said the manager. \u201cHe was really focused in training and had the confidence to go on the pitch and play.<\/p>\n
\u201cNormally it\u2019s the player that needs to show us that we can trust in them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fulham boss Marco Silva reflected on a game in which he felt his team lacked the required aggression as they fell to a third league defeat of the season.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDisappointing result for us,\u201d he said. \u201cAt certain moments, performance-wise as well. They started intense from the first moment, winning some individual challenges that gave the boost they needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur first half was not aggressive enough on and off the ball. We were sloppy in some moments. We did not bring the dynamic that we should. Even our first pressure didn\u2019t work very well.\u201d<\/p>\n