Why Has Mauricio Pochettino Left Chelsea?

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[Nitro]

As a chelsea fan, im so unbelievably pissed off… the players loved him, the fans were warming to him… 1 loss in 15… makes 0 sense

[sam]

So pissed off. Ownership are literally swiping left at managers like they’re on fucking tinder.

[ArdensGember]

Looks like Chelsea decided they had to sell Gallagher and wouldn't give Poch any say in transfers, so he has walked away

[celtic]

there’s just nothing likeable about chelsea as a club is there

[CharlieCade]

As a Chelsea fan, I'm pissed off. We were finally showing progression and now we're back to square 1.

[jamespace]

Baffling decision. Stuck with him when they struggled. He starts to turn things around, 4th best team in the second half of the season, climbed into Europe, cup final and semi final, never lost the dressing room. Surely that's enough to give him more time to build?

[J_Tevo]

Truly hilarious stuff from Chelsea ownership.

As soon as it looked like a manager was getting a grip of the job and working with the squad they built, he's gone.

But we'll see, is this a O'Neil/Iraola situation where they get better? or is it another Tuchel debacle, where they'll regret it in a years time?

[LordSeth-hfew]

Mr Jennings is going to be a very very happy little man

[CallumStephens]

Has to be to do with the club wanting to sell homegrown players and sign even more players, whilst Poch wants to continue with the same group. Amorim is the obvious replacement imo

[Goomyfan-rg]

Chilwell, Reece, Chukwuemeka, Nkunku, Lavia, Lesley, Wesley

No consistent backline throught the season. Different personnel got injured at different times.

58 injuries, 320 games missed

Poch acc a miracle worker getting Europa + Runner Up + Semifinal with these kids.

[wallacegachanja]

At the beginning of the season most pundits had the same statement"Right manager, right project, wrong club and fanbase."

[MrHastygamer]

I'd bet the Chelsea board loved it when De Zerbi said he is just given the players and he makes it work at Brighton, sounds exactly like what they were looking for.

[kd]

Wild decision. 4th in points in 2024. Just as the project gets going now they have to build the project again. Their owners are insane.

I hope McKenna pulls a Xabi and stays loyal to Ipswich. Too early for him to go to a bigger club, he needs to develop and not fly too far to the sun yet.

[FinsburyPhil]

De Zerbi did a great job at Brighton - for one year. His coaching career:
Palermo - 3 months
Benevento - 1 season (relegated)
Sassuolo - 3 seasons (8th place finish)
Shakhtar Donetsk - 1 season (ok, there was a war) Ukrainian Super Cup
Brighton - great season followed by an indifferent season.
If the Chelsea owners and management think that this is their man, then the situation is as bad as we all hope it is. Then again, it shouldn't be surprising, they thought Graham Potter was their path to glory...

[minkowski]

As a Spurs fan, I just wish Mauricio Pochettino all the best for his future.

[fourscore]

Exhausted and burnt out as a Chelsea fan, 4 years of shite and mayhem and we saw a glimpse of something positive and boom! They have gutted the squad m the staff and the club spirit. Selling all our academy stars and veterans, and buying 400 foreign youngsters who we will never see play for us. It must be some kind of experiment this ownership 😅

[_Andy_A]

That's such a reckless decision – Chelsea actually looked like they were becoming a threat. And who are they planning on getting that's better than Poch? Absolute basket case owners.

[malibufc]

todd boehly making the glazers look like good owners.

[swoosh]

I was blindsided by this when I saw it earlier. I've been a harsh critic of him, but he had managed to turn things around and get us into the position we should've been through most of the second half, and especially the end of the season. He'd earned the right to continue and push further next year.
This board are an absolute circus and will end up sinking the club if they keep on the same trajectory. They asked us to trust the process and they cant even trust it themselves. Also confirms that they're going to go out of their way to sell Gallagher and Chalobah, and just make life way more difficult for homegrown rules and have to pay through the nose for some other random player to fill the numbers because of "pure profit".
As for a replacement, De Zerbi will be entirely wrong. He was proven to be a fraud this year and will only end up in the same position 6 months down the line. He's West Ham level.
Frank, Maresca and the other names thrown out there also aren't good enough. McKenna has potential, but again needs time.
The only options I'm keen for would be Tuchel, Amorim or maybe Hoeness at a stretch.

[Andy_Is_Hot]

I can see that Poch is not a bad manager. I can see he had a difficult job. I can see his failures, even during 2024 when we started getting results. We lost 5-0 to Arsenal, we dropped points to Burnley and Sheffield united in winning positions. Unforgivable failures to me but I would’ve been comfortable going into the next season with him. I am pretty confident this wasn’t a “we didn’t get top 4 and trophies, you are gone” thing like we have done for the last two decades. This really feels like a power struggle and Poch understanding he can cut the rope and leave unscathed. He knows he won’t get what he wants so he can just go find that elsewhere. It does send an ugly message though. No continuity and too much derailing all progress at this club. I know there’s a shortage of top managers in the world and we can’t just go get the best in the world like we used to but the idea of hiring a guy managing Ipswich just feels like a massive mistake. I feel like there’s traits that a manager has to have to succeed at Chelsea and I just don’t think a younger manager will have built them yet. This sport has changes a lot in the last two decades. We can’t continue to be the arrogant Chelsea of old, we’re no longer able to just take the best of the best from the best.