just in from Fabrizio Romano “Your Career Is Over Here we don’t see Any Future in you here at Chelsea” – an official announcement by Chelsea owner Todd Boehly this evening has officially Sacked Pochettino this Christmas Night, following the team’s loss to Wolverhampton
Chelsea news as the Blues manager’s odds have shifted following the Red Devils’ disappointing trip to East London this afternoon.
Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United, is now the bookies’ odds-on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to resign after his team was soundly defeated by West Ham at the London Stadium this afternoon.
Second-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohamed Kudus saw the Red Devils suffer their eighth league defeat of the season, dropping them to eighth following an up-and-down first six months at Old Trafford. Despite investment from British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, expectations are low for the Dutch manager, who has frequently promised fans that wins will come in the future.
It comes after a terrible Champions League campaign in which they finished bottom of their group after losses to Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, and Galatasaray, and has now made Ten Hag the betting favourite to be fired next, with his price reducing from 6/5 before the West Ham loss to currently 17/20.
It’s a far cry from Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson, who is second-favourite at 5/1, and Burnley manager Vincent Kompany, who is 11/1 after his side struggled to adapt to the Premier League after winning the Championship last year.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, on the other hand, has come under enormous scrutiny from the media and supporters as a result of his team’s uneven results since his arrival in the summer. The Argentine has the difficult task of taking the Blues out of their worst Premier League season in 30 years and back into European contention, but it hasn’t been easy.
Despite victories over rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup in midweek, as well as draws against title contenders Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City, it’s the teams they’d normally run over that have caused them the most problems, with losses to Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, and Everton the main points of contention.
As a result, the Blues manager is currently priced at 12/1, but his price has varied greatly from result to result. David Moyes, manager of the Irons, is put at 14/1, while Eddie Howe and new Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo are both listed at 16/1.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder is priced at 20/1 just a few weeks after his predecessor Paul Heckingbottom was ousted, while Luton Town manager Rob Edwards is priced at 33/1.
