Fabrizio Romano claims Todd Boehly warned Pochettino before the 27th match against Crystal Palace. Todd Boehly advised Pochettino to improve his strategy for this vital match because a loss would terminate his contract Stanford Bridge. Win or be fired
Following a vow from the new ownership group, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is facing a challenge to demonstrate his team’s growth from last season. It comes as the Blues remain in mid-table after a string of poor Premier League outcomes and performances.
The last was a 2-1 loss at Wolves, which meant the west London club would spend Christmas Day in tenth place and may be lower by the time they meet Crystal Palace. Despite Christopher Nkunku scoring his first goal for Chelsea, the home side won thanks to goals from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty.
since the players went to thank them for their support, there was clear frustration from the away end, since their troubles in both boxes were affecting their form. “Of course, we’re disappointed,” Pochettino said. “I believe we deserved much more than we got, but we can’t deny that in a competition as tough as the Premier League, if you’re not clinical, you can’t complain [about the result].”
We had many chances in the first half but did not score. We dominated possession and didn’t allow Wolves a single shot on goal in the first half, so I believe we should have gone into halftime with a different score. We conceded a couple corners in the second half, allowing Wolves to grab the lead. They were more clinical, which is why the outcome is what it is.”
The setback has fueled speculation regarding Pochettino’s impending dismissal as the team continues to struggle. It remains to be seen how patient the new owners will be, considering their commitment to demonstrate progress while speaking to fans in the summer.
“We remain completely committed to our club’s long-term and sustainable success and to keeping the promise we made to you,” they stated on the club’s website. “We understand the enormous potential we must develop in order to develop Chelsea FC, and it is a role we take seriously.” Everyone who works here is obsessively focused on propelling us forward.
“Clearly, our men’s team had a disappointing season, and there is much we can and will improve on.” Despite the difficulties of the last year, we remain optimistic about the future. We are excited to welcome Mauricio Pochettino as our men’s team head coach in July.”
However, Pochettino’s record isn’t looking much better at this point in the season when compared to last season’s table. Graham Potter was fired with the squad in 11th place, with 39 points from 29 Premier League games, whereas the current standings see them in 10th place, with 22 points from 18 games.
It implies that if the head coach reaches those 29 games in the season and does not improve on those 39 points, the ownership’s commitment will be broken, and there may be grounds for dismissal. Potter’s record in the Premier League for Chelsea was seven wins, seven draws, and eight loses in 22 games, whereas Pochettino’s is six wins, four draws, and eight defeats in 18 games.
Given the strong investment in the transfer market and the absence of Europe, it will be an obvious source of concern for the ownership if there is no improvement.