Mauricio Pochettino This Thursday he will experience a special and important match in his career as a coach. On the one hand, the option is at stake to continue fighting for a European place until the end of the season and leave behind the painful 5-0 defeat received only a week ago against Arsenal. On the other hand, for facing Tottenham, a team where he reached the finals of the Champions League and where he has had the most success in his career as a coach. Also, the clash against Spurs at Stamford Bridge (8:30 pm) This will mark his 400th match in English football.
Despite the difficult season he’s had at Chelsea and the ongoing doubts about his future, 400 games don’t happen every day and Poche is clear about this: ”It’s my 400th Premier League game. It’s a dream come true, even if it’s hard to get here“.
At the beginning of the meeting he also referred to the departure of Thiago Silva and how it will affect the group: ”Thiago Silva is an exceptional professional and we will miss him a lot at the end of the season. I wish him the best for the future.”
Regarding Tottenham, his former team, he also had good words for them: ”It will be exciting to play against my former team. For us every game is a challenge. This is a chance for all players to shine. Our young people are growing up and we need to help them grow so they can learn to play as many roles as possible.”
Chelsea is ninth, 6 points behind Manchester United, but has one game less than the Red Devils, sixth. Victory would put them within 3 points of the Mancunians, whose season hasn’t been all that bad. The Europa League is their goal.
Source: La Verdad
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