The season is getting close to the point where teams start to worry about potential punishments when yellow card totals start to rise ahead of a packed schedule of games. Chelsea is no exception in that sense, with a plethora of talented players treading carefully when it comes to discipline.
Many Chelsea players are treading carefully when it comes to their discipline, and many could face suspension in the upcoming weeks.
Due to international service, Mauricio Pochettino is currently two weeks away. He will undoubtedly be organizing his schedule throughout the upcoming holiday month. He’ll have his hands full managing fitness, the opponents, and those suspension risks, not to mention selection issues.
Many players were given yellow cards and moved even closer to the threshold for a ban after the match against Manchester City. With that said, let’s take a look at Chelsea’s most recent booking risks and the likelihood that they will avoid a suspension.
Double suspension risk
Nicolas Jackson, who quickly piled up five bookings early on, is one player who has already missed a game owing to cautions. He has already received two more cards, putting him just three games away from a two-game suspension that would be devastating to Pochettino.
Marc Cucurella, who received his fourth yellow card of the season during the match against Manchester City, is another player who is balancing a ban. Until the 19th game of the season, when the ban threshold reaches double figures, the left-back will have to stay clear of another booking.
Two bookings away
Five more players are in danger of receiving a one-match ban, which would mean they would miss the following seven games if they received two more cards. The people who will need to behave properly in order to avoid being banned are Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer, Ben Chilwell, Enzo Fernandez, and Moises Caicedo.
