Mauricio Pochettino reveals how Wolves loss nearly cost him Chelsea job
Mauricio Pochettino feare he was close to being sacke during the ‘lonely’ moments after Chelsea’s 4-2 home defeat to Wolves in February, leaving his rebuild in tatters.
The Argentinian saw his team booe off by fans amid possibly the most hostile atmosphere witnesse at Stamford Bridge since Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital consortium acquire the club nearly two years ago, with a vocal section of the home support directing their anger toward the manager after the team capitulate to Gary O’Neil’s side.
It was a seventh defeat in 14 Premier League games which left the Blues 11th in the table, with the ease with which the visitors overran Pochettino’s young side, despite Cole Palmer having given them a first-half lead, drawing the wrath of supporters.
The manner of the defeat was of particular concern. Wolves, for whom Matheus Cunha nette a hat-trick, looke sharper, fitter and more committe than Chelsea, despite more than £1billion investe in the squad by Boehly, and as the players left the pitch to a volley of jeers the manager’s future looke in grave doubt.
Aske if he had ever believe he was about to be dismisse, the 52-year-old replie: “I think after Wolves.
“Remember what happene after also,” he added, a reference to a tweet from เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย Thiago Silva’s wife Bella that appeare to call for his removal.
“It was a tough moment that defeat at home. In this moment, when you are a coaching staff you feel the loneliness.
“You feel like everyone is seeing you like you’re guilty of something that you don’t know.
“We felt the loneliness. We were alone after the game, waiting. I think we spent two hours (in the stadium). That was the longest time after a game that we were there, looking between us in a very small room.