Top four spot guaranteed, Mauricio Pochettino fired: Chelsea’s season-ending result anticipated.
Chelsea news as Mauricio Pochettino’s team faces increasing pressure following a lackluster performance against Newcastle. Following his takeover of a team that finished 12th in the previous campaign, lost in the opening round of both domestic club competitions, and scored just 38 goals in the league, Mauricio Pochettino was free to throw in the towel at Cobham and Stamford Bridge. It hasn’t been a smooth start for him, just over six months after it was announced that he would become the third permanent manager under the new ownership group.
In the Premier League Chelsea have won just four of their opening 13 games despite playing six of the bottom half. Although goalscoring is on the up, that has been boosted by eight goals in two games before the international break and on the flipside it is now nine conceded in the past three with the Blues only keeping out Luton, Bournemouth and Fulham.
Since the team’s last game a terrible 4-1 loss to Newcastle that was largely caused by the players’ own mistakes and overall underperformance there has been a resurgence of the negative sentiment that was being heaped on during the team’s patchy runs in mid-October and earlier. Pochettino himself stated that the Chelsea team was a “soft” opponent, and he is the one receiving criticism.
Given his history of developing players and turning around teams, there was hope that things would improve from the previous season, but despite significant staff and player turnover, trends have remained the same. As a result, he has once again found himself under pressure from certain segments of the rabiding supporters.
In the end, he has only managed 16 games, but a lot of people will cite Thomas Tuchel from the previous season as evidence that he was given even fewer opportunities under the new ownership before being fired. Financial pressure to return to Europe, a task that already appears far off, exacerbates the situation.
Pochettino standing
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has made the area surrounding Pochettino’s future more clear. “Chelsea want to see improvement they are not happy with the same disappointing results, the same mistakes and these kind of things,” he stated to Caught Offside.
“They want to see a better level, like they saw against Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City, but with a young team you have to be patient.” Overall, the manager’s situation doesn’t change all that much, but it does show that, even with bank credit, he may soon face more direct pressure from the owners if things keep getting worse. Upon to the pundits now.
Top four
Michael Owen supported Pochettino to lead Chelsea back into the Champions League spots at the beginning of the season. He predicted that they would place among the top four teams the following season before the ball was even kicked. “At that club, cutting players is the most crucial task. It is impossible to have harmony with a team that calibe
“You’re constantly using up all of your energy trying to keep 30 players happy,” he continued. The most important thing right now, in my opinion, is to cut out six players and concentrate on a smaller pool. I believe they will succeed the following season.It’s not always easy to do this; some people will just naturally leave, whether it’s because they’re getting older, aren’t good enough, or are nearing the end of their contract.”
Gary Neville was also urging Pochettino to give things some time, as he promised improvements. They must allow him some time. Pochettino needs time,” he remarked. He also asserted just last month that the team would finish the season among the top four or five.
“Chelsea I think probably nearer to it (top 4/5) if they could just go on a run because they have got some really talented young players, their age is a lot better than Manchester United’s squad.” Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, is supporting Pochettino and believes he will succeed.
After Chelsea defeated Tottenham, the former Liverpool player declared, “Mauricio Pochettino is the best thing about Chelsea right now, not the players or the owners.” “When you talk about them getting back to winning trophies, I’m not sure they could have got a better manager that was available.” He continued, saying: “I think there’s a lot to feel good about at Chelsea: Pochettino right now, his young team, there’s a lot of optimism there because they have a manager who can go up against the best.”
He went on: “You expect Chelsea to improve under Pochettino, and we’re almost a third of the way through the season. Although I don’t think they make the top four, will they still compete for it if they do? Naturally, of course! If you’re not contributing to that conversation and they’re scoring points as well, you’re not competing against the best teams in the league.
“This past weekend, we witnessed losses for Newcastle and Tottenham; these things will happen on weekends. Although they will be the target of many points, Pochettino’s management style is what gives me hope that they can contend at the highest levels.”
“What Pochettino has done in big games is fantastic,” Carragher concluded. He’s a manager facing [Jurgen] Klopp, Guardiola, and [Mikel] Arteta, and he lacks some of their resources. Sure, there will be arguments over how much money they’ve spent and other things, but let’s be real and look at their financial position. While some of the best teams still lack some things, what they do have is outstanding.”
Frank Lampard, the manager for the second half of the previous season, concurs. According to him, “I think he will get it [time], and he deserves it,” he stated to Sky Sports.We all want to perform to the best of our abilities, and he is a man with a strong coaching background. I saw the problems I mentioned, and he will have his own interpretation of them. The difficult part is that, in order to create that feeling in what will be a more difficult period of games, he would have preferred points to be on the board during this one.”
Pressure and sackings
However, Roy Keane is far less optimistic about the future. The Sky pundit stated last month, “What did we say about Chelsea’s project? If he keeps losing football matches, he will be under pressure.”
When the Blues were left hopeless due to injuries and a difficult start earlier in the season, ESPN’s Mark Ogden also failed to see a way out. “I think he’s still working on that process, but when you manage a club like Chelsea with the history they’ve got, certainly recent history, you don’t get time. He needs time to work out his best team and his best squad.
“You don’t get time to make those decisions and you have to hit the ground running and he’s not really done that and had a fairly soft landing in terms of fixtures.” “Chelsea has turned into an extremely difficult club to manage, so if I were Pochettino, I’d be a little bit concerned,” he continued.
“Under [Roman] Abramovich, it was challenging, but you got the impression that the managers had all the resources necessary for success, and even if they didn’t work out, they had every opportunity to succeed. I believe the manager at Chelsea currently has almost too many tools perhaps not the right tools.”
Darren Bent, a former striker for Tottenham, wasn’t optimistic about the outcome either. He stated to talkSPORT: “I feel like Chelsea is stuck in this phase right now. Will they rebuild as a team or do they need to win right away?
“Now, [Graham] Potter was meant to be the one to reconstruct Chelsea, but things were getting so bad that they decided to “pull the plug. “When it comes to Pochettino, I almost feel like they can say whatever they want about how “yeah we’ll give him time, he’s got to rebuild the squad,” if things don’t improve.
“If Chelsea, come Christmas time, are bottom half of the table and I’m talking like halfway between bottom and top 10, they might have to make a change.” Gabby Agbonlahor entered the discussion following Aston Villa’s September loss to Unai Emery, saying: “I was confident [Aston Villa would beat Chelsea] because you look at their players, you’re not scared.”
“This billion pounds, where are you? These players where are they? [Moises] Caicedo, the best athlete. [Enzo] Fernandez is a fantastic player, but in my opinion, Villa’s midfield, which included [Boubacar] Kamara and [Douglas] Luiz, cost £15 million, whereas Chelsea’s midfield cost £200 million. Villa dominated the midfield.
“Time, time, time everyone talks about problems they have. After the game, the fans are jeering Chelsea; they don’t give you a chance. ‘You’ve spent £1 billion, we should be up there with Manchester City and Arsenal,’ these fans say. We will be competing for the top four spots.
He went on: “The spending is erratic from the owners. The manager needs to step up his game. He appeared content before the most recent game, as though he thought he had enough time for the project given the amount of points he had lost. With Frank Lampard and Potter, we witnessed it. Teams aren’t afraid to play Chelsea now that this is continuing and they have some difficult games that they can’t win.”
Agbonlahor concluded, “Pochettino, I hope he doesn’t think he’s got the amount of time he thinks he has.” Former player and assistant manager Boudewijn Zenden expressed a similar opinion, telling Dutch publication Soccerness that “it’s not easy for Pochettino.” I am familiar with the work environment of the assistant manager because I was a player at Chelsea before becoming manager.
There have been a number of outstanding coaches who passed away there. In his case, I don’t think it will happen anytime soon. With brand-new owners and an entirely new roster, the team has undergone an unparalleled transformation. It makes sense that it requires time.
But in the last four transfer windows, they have blown a colossal amount of cash. You watch the match with pain in your eyes if you bring that thought with you. The dominant Chelsea you were expecting does not appear. Obviously, the numerous injuries also contribute to this. With their still challenging schedule, that is something that concerns me.
“If Chelsea don’t get enough points until Boxing Day, things will become very precarious for everyone at the club.” He responded, “I really don’t dare say that,” when asked if he would take over as manager at Christmas.
“He seems like a good coach, but it takes time to assemble a brand-new squad. It takes longer to create some automatisms because he is unable to play with a set eleven.”Sincerely, I don’t think he will get that time. But given the most recent results, let’s not get too negative and assume that things are gradually going in the right direction.”
Although Simon Jordan is unsure if Pochettino is the right person to bring about success, he hasn’t ruled out the 51-year-old making a successful run at things. “I don’t see him as having that winning gene.” He won’t be the one to guide Chelsea to their intended outcome, in my opinion.
“I believe he will contribute somewhat more to Newcastle than Eddie Howe will. However, I believe he will help ensure Todd Boehly begins to grasp the true nature of managing a winning football team and hiring managers who can win leagues.
“However, Pochettino stands out among the others, and there is a very special gang—a very small gang. For players, we like to throw the term “world-class” around like confetti. While there aren’t many of those around, everyone with a decent number of games is extremely talented.
“There are only a select few outstanding managers; among them are undoubtedly Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, and Carlo Ancelotti. Pochettino is an excellent manager who can push a respectable Chelsea team into or near the top four.”