Mauricio Pochettino wants to sign TALLER players in January to address Chelsea's lack of height... after his side started with only four outfield players over 6ft in dismal defeat by Everton

They say size doesn’t matter. Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino would argue to the contrary.

Of the 10 outfield players that started in Sunday’s loss at Everton, only four were 6ft or over - Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer and Armando Broja.

There is a particular lack of height in centre midfield: Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Conor Gallagher are vertically challenged in an area of the pitch where every inch counts.

Aerially, it leaves Chelsea in a difficult spot. It means the central midfielders cannot attack high balls through the middle leaving one of the centre-backs to step forward to fulfil that necessity.