Breaking news: Premier League English club have sacked their manager tonight after embarrassing defeat
The pressure is growing on Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea following a number of disappointing results.
The Blues’ 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park has left them 12th in the Premier League table after 16 games. It followed Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United, leaving Pochettino’s future in doubt.
Todd Boehly has already shown his reckless side when it comes to managers. Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter both lasted a short time before Pochettino was named as the long-term successor.
Despite impressive displays against the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Brighton, Pochettino continues to face criticism over the future of his job. The loss at Everton has only provided further questions over his security.
With that said, here’s a look at the latest on a potential dismissal for Pochettino at Chelsea and which decision the new ownership may make.
Everton blow
Sunday’s disappointing performance at Goodison Park has continued to divide opinion among the fanbase. Some have called for Boehly to sack the Argentine while many have criticised the running of the club from above.
After the game, Pochettino insisted that work will need to be done in January. “I think it’s about to improve. We were talking after nearly four or five months, or 16 games, it’s about to assess,” he told the press.
“We were not able today with all of the chances we had. We need to score if we want to win the game and we want to be in a different position in the table. It is not only to play, the team played well, dominated the game against a very difficult team like Everton.
“When you assess Everton, we deserve full credit because I think we were much better than them but in the end you need to score because if not, you build the confidence of the opponent and it is impossible to go 96 minutes without making a mistake.”
New decision made
Chelsea will continue to back head coach Mauricio Pochettino, despite sitting 12 points behind a place in the top four, claims Fabrizio Romano. He said on his YouTube channel: “The feedback is still the same on Chelsea’s side, and they trust Mauricio Pochettino. They believe he is the right man for this project. It’s a young team, and they need time. His job is not at risk at this point.”
Fresh verdict
Chelsea were handed a boost as they registered a huge 2-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, adding another three points to their tally. Speaking on Sky Sports, Frank Lampard gave his verdict on Pochettino’s future, saying: “I think he will get it [time], and he deserves it.
“He’s a man that comes with a big pedigree as a coach, and when I saw the issues that I referenced and he will have his own version of that, we all want to perform the best that we can. The hard bit is now he would have wanted points on the board in this period of games to give that feel in what will be a tougher period of games.”
Jamie Carragher adds: “Certain managers can be quite fortunate in where they actually come in an owner’s tenure. Talking about Todd Boehly, I don’t think Todd Boehly and the Chelsea hierarchy can afford to sack another manager.
“Yes, there has been a lot of eyes on them, and I have been very sceptical about spending all this money and putting players on longer contracts, and right now it’s an absolute mess. You look at Chelsea’s results in the last 12 months and the money they have spent, you can’t believe where they find themselves in the table.
“But, I think if Pochettino gets moved on from this job over the next two or three months, I think all eyes will go straight to the ownership. I think Chelsea fans would really turn on them and say what have you done to our football club. We keep talking about patience and time, no one knows Chelsea better than him [Lampard].
“I have always admired Chelsea for not having this style, Chelsea were serial winners – they were powerful and no matter how they did it, they won, they were a winning machine. But, I think they can’t get rid of Pochettino this season because I think there would be a massive turnaround on the owners.”
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