Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he hasn't spoken to Todd Boehly in person in months, after claiming he is not the only one on trial as Chelsea’s players must also prove between now and the end of the season why they deserve to stay at this club.
Pochettino was speaking ahead of a trip to Aston Villa in which Chelsea will look to kickstart a winning run to secure some form of European football. Tuesday’s 5-0 battering by Arsenal only intensified talk of the 52-year-old Argentine being replaced this summer.
Yet Pochettino said: ’It looks like only I need to improve, no? It is always, “The coach needs to prove that he deserves to be here next season”. We are all responsible for this situation and we all need to prove that we deserve to be here next season.’
That could also extend to the sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, who have faced criticism as Chelsea will finish another season outside of the top four and without a trophy.
Pochettino has not spoken to the owners as they now communicate through Winstanley and Stewart, though the manager seemed comfortable with the radio silence from the hierarchy.
‘To be honest, in the last few months we didn’t cross,’ Pochettino said. ‘We communicate through the sporting directors. My views and feelings have not changed despite not crossing paths.’
Chelsea’s injury list is now 12 players long with Enzo Fernandez among those who has undergone surgery, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
‘He feels the pain and he feels the limitations because of the problem,’ Pochettino said when asked if Fernandez could have waited until the end of the season to go under the knife.
‘The most important thing is to fix the problem for him. If he cannot perform because of the situation then it is not good for him or the club.’
Hodabmnprz
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Porchetino has questions to answer on that Arsenal dubbing, why did he rest Challoba & Silver and in their place he brought in 2 players returning from injury and another academy player to play against a table topper team? did he sell the match to his friend Arteta or he underrate Arsenal?
chelsea win
Hodabmnprz
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Ian Boston win came on blue
Moseseboto
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Is Pochettino also a coach or a comedy store? 🤔😂😂
yaobckprsu
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Chelsea as a club under this new owners is a problem.look at it this way, when Graham Porta was a coach at Brighton, he was doing well, but when he came to Chelsea things did not work out, even his former team came to score him at home.somtimes the effort of the players count. Thomas Tuchel 2021/2022and now in Munich
Yuacinprty
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pochettino is not a couch he doesn't study the game, match and he doesn't direct players when they make mistake why is all this embracement I wish abramovic was still a Chelsea manager. the guy would have left since
Hebadkou
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sell all lazy players and buy experience players and I don't know y u sold good players and bought finished ones
MasterLayi
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You are lucky Pock that you manage Chelsea at this time when Abramovic is no longer the owner, otherwise you would have been axed long before now. You are just too poor. What kind of stupid belief or faith do you have in N Jackson? To you yourself is that a striker? Chai!!!
zuaaimsuy
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Chelsea needs new manager please sack this man immediately
Dayikopyz
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I think that is the time i have been waiting we will lose tomorrow an Thursday and finally he will be sacked
that sounds stupid bro get another coach and the players don't good enough 🤦
rutmorsy
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pochettino u av eyes but u can not see put Jackson on bench this tym plz plz
Liwcdloyz
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Jackson is a mess.the only mess in the team.he cant be a striker.not now not ever.
Gwinghltd
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that's because they believe in you that you can do the job without Interference but you failed to live up to expectations.
Abdul Bwika
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Silent Treatment
zeeabklr
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he is a fool
Ositaino
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Why keeping this man he had the likes nemar, d maria, mesi nbape. Etc and couldn't do nothing we are here wasting our time
cikiloruy
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how many trophy Arteta has won for arsenal in 5 years...it take Arteta for good 3 years before he take arsenal. go europal
bauadeiktz
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Pochettino have Coaching Experience than Mikel Arteta in football history, but we all see the pattern and compossion of his players on field. Chelsea are just playing like a Academy Team. it shows Pochettino is not good enough to give us what we want in the team. No fighting spirits, No passion in the team so they can never win any Trophies in next 5 years. Chelsea owner should sack pochettino because Chelsea is now playing like a small team.
bouabcdru
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we are not comfortable with you coach and Jackson leave Us alone go back to your country
Cukaknort
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That's no good for you ,but it may be good to know you not doing well
sky-bee
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And what does that mean is that why your team is losing
Hansonid007
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When passing through some difficulties in life the first thing to think of is to barb low cut. This is the perfect example 😂😂😂😂
Executioner1
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very stupid, senseless and amateur coach 😡😡
Executioner1
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I think that is the time i have been waiting we will lose tomorrow an Thursday and finally he will be sacked
I pray so 🤝
Rawceikmo
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I think that is the time i have been waiting we will lose tomorrow an Thursday and finally he will be sacked
noyceimsuz
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improve your Coach pochettino
lawdbko
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So they didn't not attend League Cup final in February vs Liverpool
Londelmt
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why you think the owner should talk with you when you are wasting his efforts and damaging the reputation of the club?
vecabcky
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Pochettino if you not speaking Chelsea owner for few months that’s mean,you’re time is up,walk away with your contract.quit pochettino.
Ancestor1229
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That’s the reason you’re loosing. Foolish coach
Onos
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Let him speak ear-to-ear, because the next face-to-face speaking would be termination of contact for him
yaybekpuyz
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Pochettino is not good for Chelsea
vokabmnpsy
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Poch is just a over hyped, self appreciated coach, selling "doctored"credentials that big clubs signed him, only to find truth, otherwise WON'T be sacked repeatedly but alas Chelsea with Boehly, now find his true identity and incapability, most likely to sack him and pay more money just like Mourinho's story
Masonel
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Even the blind can see that Pochettino has done nothing
desadlpryz
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Sack him fast
Kepacmnr
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Porchetino has questions to answer on that Arsenal dubbing, why did he rest Challoba & Silver and in their place he brought in 2 players returning from injury and another academy player to play against a table topper team? did he sell the match to his friend Arteta or he underrate Arsenal?
very good question
dacblnorsu
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Porchetino has questions to answer on that Arsenal dubbing, why did he rest Challoba & Silver and in their place he brought in 2 players returning from injury and another academy player to play against a table topper team? did he sell the match to his friend Arteta or he underrate Arsenal?