Mauricio Pochettinocoach of Chelsea, said Thursday that he understood “the frustration” of the fans, who booed him recently, “because the team is not meeting expectations.” But the Argentine coach insisted that he believes “in this sporting project.”
“There is no reason to complain (about whistles from the public), there is nothing to say, we understand the frustration and we accept their way of reaction,” he said. Pochettino at a press conference.
After being eliminated with difficulty (3-2) from the FA Cup leeds (now in the Championship, the English Second), the Chelsea not win Brentford (2-2) in Premier, where the table of Pochettino They occupied the 11th place.
Pochettino He continued: “We have to accept the criticism. We have to try to improve the way we play and the results, and try to change this feeling. I hope that on Monday (against Newcastle) the fans will support us and help us, we need them to win the game.”
About the whistles, Pochettino He assured: “That’s football. Maybe if I was a fan and I was in the stands, I would have acted the same way they did, because we didn’t reach the expectations.”
The former coach of Tottenham, PSG, Espanyol and Southampton directed to Chelsea since last summer, after a disappointing 2022-2023 season for blue fans. He Chelsea He finished 12th and did not achieve a place in Europe.
Pochettino He leads a squad that is one of the youngest in England and always asks for time to implement his project, with the support of the owners who have invested heavily in the signing.
He Chelsea also announced on Thursday a pre-tax loss of 105 million euros for the 2022-2023 financial year, the first since Todd Boehly is its owner.
Beginning of his appointment Pochettino is facing a lot of damage, starting with Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia, two star signings last summer. At the moment they can’t count on Reece James, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana or even Ben Chilwell, the last injured so far.
“There is always something,” he commented. Pochettino. “It’s very frustrating and disappointing because the situation never allows us to work with the whole team.” However, Pochettino He said that “we have to accept the circumstances and I really believe that we can be successful, football is a matter of belief.”
Source: La Verdad
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