More pressured than before after defeats against Liverpool and Wolves but with the support of the leadership of Chelsea to continue his position (although not unanimous), Mauricio Pochettinocoach of the Stamford Bridge team, spoke in front of the media to defend his project, clarify his statements on Sunday and explain that this Tuesday he met with his players that “I will support more than ever, I am a leader.”
Before the FA Cup round of 32 play-off match this Wednesday against Aston Villa, Pochettino talked to Thiago Silvawho came to him after his wife wrote a message on social media suggesting that the coach should be fired.
Pochettino, about his project
“At Chelsea, we do things differently than before. The most difficult thing now is to be consistent.”
Regarding his remarks on Sunday
“My statements about the players not being good enough were taken out of context. I was talking about our performance in the game against wolves. It angers me, that my words are taken as no. The most difficult thing is to explain it to my wife, who tells me: ‘Why are you saying this? ‘You told me that (some player) was a champion’. About Ben Chilwell, he didn’t say that (which the team didn’t like). He said we didn’t win the duels. But if we suffer against him Wolves, we are Chelsea and everything gets bigger.”
With Chelsea’s performance against Wolves
“The attitude was good, but for different reasons we didn’t have a good performance. The fans need to believe in us. We must have a good connection with them. They must understand when they go to Stamford Bridge that this is another Chelsea . Creating that connection is the responsibility of the players and the coaching staff. It’s also necessary to give the players a sense of calm so they feel free to play.”
About players needing love
“The fans need to see that we care about the club. I promise the players want to play well and win games. They suffer when they don’t play well. They are desperate for love from the fans, but understandably so. their situation It’s normal for the fans to criticize you if you don’t play well The defeat against Liverpool was difficult.
On whether he has the support of Chelsea management
There is nothing in the other sense. I received nice messages from them. I think we are all in this together and that’s what matters. Of course, I am in contact with them and the sports director every day.
About Thiago Silva’s wife’s message
“(Thiago Silva) came today to talk to me. The important thing is that he came because he wanted to talk to me. We talked and I don’t want to divulge it, it’s private. My relationship with Silva is very good.”
About his communication with the players
“In football you can’t change the past, we can only influence the future. We talked to the players to be ready tomorrow for the game against Aston Villa. We have to see how they are and I think we will make some change.”
“I told the players today that I believe in them more than ever. I will support them more than ever. I am not a normal boss, I am a leader. We will face this moment and I know we can react and win these game. We played well in the first game against Aston Villa but they still have a day to prepare.”
Source: La Verdad
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