Despite yesterday's success of his team on the Eagles pitch (3-1), Mauricio Pochettino remains a weakened coach. But the Argentinian swears he doesn't care.
Chelsea smiled again. Winner 3 goals to 1 of Crystal Palace as part of the 24th day of the Premier League , the London club had a second success in a row (after the replay in the FA Cup against Aston Villa) and put an end to a series of two consecutive losses in the championship. Good news, even if the Blues have nothing to boast about. Tenth in the Premier League standings , Chelsea are still far from their ambitions and are heading towards a new season without a European Cup.
A fiasco in the face of which Mauricio Pochettino is clearly powerless. Arriving at the Blues last summer after a very complicated stint at PSG, the Argentinian wanted to demonstrate that his Parisian problems were mainly linked to the way the Rouge et Bleu worked. Today, his poor run at the helm of Chelsea proves that he is perhaps not suited to the elite of European football despite his glorious past at Tottenham and the possibility of winning the League Cup (Chelsea will play the final) . Moreover, Pochettino told Sky Sports yesterday that he had no illusions about his popularity with London supporters.
Pochettino laughs off rumors
“If the fans like me? No, no, I have to be honest with you, no because I understand that they have already won the Champions League, cups, the Premier League. Why are the fans going to love me after six, seven months? We are in the final (in the League Cup, editor's note), but we are not in a good position in the Premier League standings. I think at the moment I feel the respect from the fans, I see them in the street and they are all nice to me, but I can't lie about the rest. Four months before the end of the season, is Pochettino gradually letting go, at a time when rumors about Chelsea's desire to part ways with him are intensifying?
Asked about his future after the meeting, the former defender played the card of indifference. “I don’t care about rumors. I don't care about the tension. I don't care about the pressure. I don't worry about stress. We know very well what our reality is and we will continue to work ,” he confided, before continuing. “I don’t fear relegation. The way the players played tonight, if you add quality to that, I don't think we should be too concerned about relegation. We are not complacent, but I believe in the team and its players and I think they will get us through. » Tenth with 15 points ahead of the first relegation with 14 days to go, Chelsea have a comfortable mattress indeed…