Mauricio Pochettino is no longer Chelsea manager and this decision, made by mutual agreement but driven by the insecurities of the blue directive, brought countless signs of affection towards the Argentine strategist. The main support for the 52-year-old technical director was from the footballers. Various publications by the players only confirmed that the departure of the technical director was not due to a bad relationship with the squad or the loss of the locker room, as was said.
Some of Chelsea’s top stars decided to share emotional messages on their social networks. Cole PalmerChelsea’s absolute star with a season in which he was the second best scorer in the competition, wrote: “Boss, thank you very much for everything you have done for me and for making my dreams come true.”
More incisive was Nico Jacksonwho began the season highly criticized but ended up scoring fourteen goals in the Premier League. “Good luck. I wish we could have spent more time together, but God bless you and your family. Thank you for the support and advice, to make me a better person and a better player.”said the Senegalese.
Marc Cucurella, who has been reborn at Chelsea thanks to Pochettino’s idea of converting him to right back, thanked the Argentine coach and wished him the best for the future. Along the same lines were Mikhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Trevor Chalobah and Moisés Caicedoanother four who showed their public thanks to Pochettino.
“It has been a pleasure. I wish you the best in the future. “What a person and what a coach,” published the Ecuadorian midfielder, who arrived for 122 million euros from Brighton & Hove Albion.
According to the British newspaper The Telegraphthe majority of players found out about the news of Pochettino’s dismissal through the WhatsApp group and many of them stayed in shock following the news, especially because of the good results that had been achieved in recent weeks, with the five consecutive victories to finish the league and seal sixth place, which gives access to Europe next season.
Most of the Chelsea players thought that the good end of the season would allow Pochettino to continue in the second year of his contract, but a meeting held on Monday between the Argentine coach, the Chelsea leaders and the sports management precipitated his departure less than a year after his hiring at Stamford Bridge.
Starting from this, Mauricio Pochettino became a coveted coach in Europe and apparently there is already a giant cast that would have stepped up to retain their services. According to the journalist Gianluca DiMarziothe former manager of Southampton and Tottenham He is the top candidate to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, where the Argentines Alejandro Garnacho and Lisandro Martínez work.
The Dutch coach did not fully satisfy the fans and the leadership would be analyzing taking a swerve. It is worth remembering that the Red Devils were left out of any European classification by general table, where they finished eighth and with 14 defeats, a mark that had not been repeated since the 1990 season. United will only be able to access the Europa League if they win the FA Cup final against their biggest rival, Manchester City. Of course, this game taking place this Saturday at Wembley will be vital for Pochettino’s future.
