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Chelsea manager Pochettino hoping for fitness boost during international break

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes the team can use their FA Cup semi final berth to breathe life into their season.

The Blues are in a mid table position in the Premier League after a tough season.

However, they did reach the Carabao Cup final and will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semis at Wembley.

"I think we are in a good way even if yes, disappointed with the position on the table on Premier League," Pochettino stated after the win over Leicester City in the FA Cup quarters.

"But I think I really believe that we can move, move forward."

Most of the club's stars are on international duty, but Pochettino is working with the few who have stayed back.

Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Lesley Ugochukwu, Christopher Nkunku, Levi Colwill and Romeo Lavia will continue their recovery and rehabilitation programmes. Meanwhile, the likes of Raheem Sterling, Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chaobah are all training at Cobham fulltime.

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