Chelsea FC: Pochetti-No More

[grange]

 

[Makingtrax]

Utter madness. Everybody's seen the Arsenal model of sticking by a manager, supporting him and riding out mistakes. Long term managers always do better. Lampard, Potter and Potch all given less time than Arteta had outside the top 4.

 

[Haphazard]

Such a weird club, they only lost 1 game to us in their last 15 , they have an incredibly young side and now ripping it up again.

 

[Iwobeast]

LMAO he came armed with data that pointed to Poch getting them in the correct positions and the players that he had no say in buying letting him down? Nerds and hedge fund knobs have no place in football. I'm glad that Chelsea will suffer for it but that's so sad on a purely sporting level.

Poch must’ve cringed so hard when that sleazy hedgefund manager came in, he probably thought I have enough of this clown show I’m outta here

 

[A_G]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793217067006546383

 

[Paperino]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793217067006546383

McKenna? God willing.

 

[dka1]

I was getting a lil worried about PoChelsea but thankfully the higher ups at Chelsea have less brain cells than Rodri.

May they forever rot!

 

[A_G]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793210307478720819

Chelsea players were left in shock after Mauricio Pochettino left the club by mutual consent on Tuesday.

Former Chelsea captain John Terry, who still works with the club’s academy, also broke ranks to share his frustration.

Telegraph Sport exclusively revealed the news shortly before 7pm on Tuesday evening, ahead of Chelsea’s announcement, prompting disbelief among the squad. It is understood that players’ WhatsApp groups went ‘into meltdown’ and agents were quick to try to verify the news for their clients.

Pochettino was a popular character among the players, while his staff, particularly assistant Jesus Perez, were well liked and respected. Players had received no clues from Pochettino that he might leave Chelsea, following the final-day victory over Bournemouth that clinched European qualification.

They had assumed that the encouraging end to the season would be enough to secure Pochettino’s future as head coach past this season.

One source told Telegraph Sport: “The players could not believe it. They had no idea until the news broke and it started going around their WhatsApp groups. Most of them really liked Poch, so they were pretty upset.”

Nicolas Jackson was among the first Chelsea players to publicly share their emotions over Pochettino’s departure on social media. Posting on Instagram, Jackson first uploaded a picture of the pair together alongside a pair of ‘facepalm’ emojis, before later writing: “Love you, coach. Wish we could stay together more. But may God continue to bless you and your family.

“Thanks for the advice and support. You are a true lion and fighter. Wish you all the best.”

Terry took to Instagram to post a message to say he was gutted to see Pochettino, Perez and his son Sebastiano leave Chelsea, and added: “I just hope we don’t sign or sell any players until we get a manager in.”

Cole Palmer, who scored 22 Premier League goals under Pochettino as the club recovered to finish in the European places, wrote: “Gaffer, thank you for everything you have done for me and making my dreams come true. All the best.”

Chelsea’s record signing Moises Caicedo, who scored from the halfway line in Pochettino’s final game in charge, posted a picture of himself with the Argentine along with the message: “Mister! It was a pleasure” followed by a crying emoji. He added: “I wish you all the best for the future. What a person and what a coach.”

Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness, Girona’s Michel, Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna, who has been targeted by Brighton, and Leicester City’s Enzo Maresca are all among the names under consideration to replace Pochettino at Chelsea.

Thomas Frank is another option Chelsea will have on their list of candidates and the Brentford manager hinted he would consider leaving the Gtech Community stadium if the right offer came along.

Frank is also a potential candidate for Manchester United and in an interview with the Daily Mail, he said: “Do we want to win titles? Yes, that would be nice but it’s not do-or-die. I still think it’s possible to win a cup and that’s the aim, to go as far as possible.

“If a big club one day comes to knock on my door, then I need to consider it but it’s not something I’m hunting.”

 

[Bloodbather]

LMAO he came armed with data that pointed to Poch getting them in the correct positions and the players that he had no say in buying letting him down? Nerds and hedge fund knobs have no place in football. I'm glad that Chelsea will suffer for it but that's so sad on a purely sporting level.

Nerds definitely have a place in football, just not that place. You need things in addition to the nerdiness in roles other than the analytics team.

 

[Farzad]

I honestly don’t know why a top manager would take the Chelsea job after how Tuchel, Potter, and Poch were treated. It is a worse graveyard for managerial reputations than United if possible

 

[2Smokeyy]

Todd Lasso can’t be serious.

Why did he get rid of him in the first place for Graham Potter?

 

[Paperino]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793251504742191279

 

[carter777]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793254360874394024

 

[Riou]

John Terry getting involved, ffs

"Now lads I know we are all shocked and hurt over the gaffer leaving, but what we need now is a nice team bonding long weekend to keep everyone together... important to bring all your wives for maximum effect, no kids though"

 

[A_G]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793331048660484560

 

[Beany]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793251504742191279

Dude is just a less handsome version of Pep, in the same way that Hojlund sounds a bit like Haaland.

 

[lomekian]

That club has always lacked class ever since Abramovich walked through their doors. Never mind their European success, they are a travesty. I'd be embarrassed to support that lot.

Don't know if Poch would have survived next season but he should have been given the summer and start to the season. Anyway, **** them. Hope they continue to stumble under a lesser manager.

Correction. That club has lacked class since the early to mid 1960s. Lets not forget they were the National Front club, whose greatest hour prior to russian dosh had come with one of the most violent teams in England at the time. They briefly became likeable under Hoddle with Zola et all, but that was a brief blip of not being chav ****

 

[carter777]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1793406636759109721

 

[Batman]

Dude is just a less handsome version of Pep, in the same way that Hojlund sounds a bit like Haaland.

Pep is not handsome at all. He's got those dead shark eyes and shocking teeth for a man who has been a millionaire for decades.

 

[Dokaka]

Pep is not handsome at all. He's got those dead shark eyes and shocking teeth for a man who has been a millionaire for decades.

Not gonna lie I'm getting real tired of every famous person having veneers, it's like they all have the default character creator teeth. Obviously if you have awful teeth then by all means get them fixed but there was a time where imperfect teeth added character and charm. It's really evident if you go back and watch movies from the 90s/early 2000s, music videos etc.