Chelsea players' stance on Mauricio Pochettino revealed as Thiago Silva exit impact explained

Benoit Badiashile has insisted all of the Chelsea squad are behind Mauricio Pochettino with rumours over the head coach's future at the club.

After the 5-0 defeat at Arsenal last month, there were plenty of calls from Blues supporters for Pochettino to be sacked from his role. However, since the heavy loss in north London, Pochettino has led his side to seven points from a possible nine against Aston Villa, Tottenham and West Ham United.

A second-half fightback against Villa, where they trailed 2-0 at one stage, started the resurgence in form. Since the draw at Villa Park, the west Londoners have been virtually faultless. A 2-0 win against Spurs last week was followed three days later by the thrashing of the Hammers at Stamford Bridge to put Chelsea in a strong position to qualify for European football once again this season.

Chelsea players saw their personality and character questioned by many after the defeat at the Emirates Stadium, but since then the squad have responded emphatically. Badiashile, whose return to form has coincided with the team's resurgence, says that every single player is behind Pochettino, whose position is set to be reviewed at the end of the season, football.london understands.

"Of course, of course," Badiashile replied when asked if the Chelsea squad is behind Pochettino after the win against West Ham. "The squad is behind him. I think you can see from this game, we played a great game and we trust him."

Sunday afternoon saw Thiago Silva return to the team after a minor injury, just a few days after he announced he would be leaving Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. Ending his almost four-year stay with the Blues, Silva will be leaving – in many people's eyes – as a club legend.

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The 39-year-old defender was highly impressive against West Ham and played a crucial role in the hosts keeping the Hammers out in SW6. Badiashile, who played alongside Silva on Sunday, has now explained how great of a loss the Brazilian will be to everyone at the club.

"Of course [I am trying to learn from him]," Badiashile explained. "I think you already know [what a loss it will be]. Thiago is a great player and we already know how great he is.

"It will be a great miss for us but we have to continue to work. That’s life, we have to continue. You can see when I play with him I am more confident but I have to try to be the same player without him because he can’t be without me throughout my career. He has helped me a lot but I will try to do my best without him."