Mauricio Pochettino has indicated he will leave Chelsea if he is dissatisfied, and the end-of-season assessment will not only be about whether the club’s owners want to keep him.
The manager, who will take his in-form side to Nottingham Forest on Saturday in a bid to qualify for the Europa League, has moved to take control of a storyline that has intensified in recent months, with people at the club Said it had an impact (though it didn’t). player.
Pochettino’s contract runs until the summer of 2025 and the club has given him an option for a further year, but it remains unclear whether he will continue. Pochettino said he didn’t know when asked, and owners Todd Boley and Behada Egbali have not provided a clear explanation, adding to the uncertainty.
Bayley said on Wednesday the team’s recent “at least two and a half” games had featured a second-half comeback to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa and home wins over Tottenham and West Ham, with Pochettino praised the work of “Beautiful” and “fluid” soccer.
“The most important thing is to continue if we are all happy. Not only is the owner happy with us, but the sporting director is also happy with us” Pochettino said. “If we’re happy…you have to ask, too, because maybe we’ll say, ‘We’re not happy, so we need to part ways.'” The coaching staff’s decision not to continue after the season This is not the first time he has dropped.
“They are [the owners] Tomorrow you can say: “We’ll get here.” [continue]. ” Or maybe tomorrow I can say, “Look, I want to go home.” I’m not saying I’m not happy, but one side is always missing. Maybe the other person will say, “Okay, that’s about it,” and break up. it doesn’t matter. It’s not the end of the world.
“Maybe the owners want to keep us in our place and we might decide no. It’s always a two-parter. But always [people] Assume that is part of making the decision. ”
Pochettino revealed that he is preparing Chelsea for next season, including meetings to discuss pre-season plans and developments. He said: “We are projecting ourselves here for a long period of time, beyond the one year written in the contract, because we really believe in our work.”
Again, Pochettino said it was also about being professional. If he tends to want to be everything to everyone, he may give all the answers to questions.
Pochettino said: “Les Reid, the technical director I worked with at Southampton, always told me, “Be professional until the end.” “The thing that always goes through my mind is to be professional. You need to work like you’re going to be here for a long time.”
Pochettino insisted he had not caused the uproar over his future, but this was not the first time. “That question isn’t for me, is it?” he said, but it was clear who he felt it was for. In other words, he is the owner.
“It is true that in recent months there have always been doubts,” Pochettino said. “If it’s not true, we need to kill the rumors. If not, there are rumors that there is another strategy. [reason]. When you ask, “Is it affecting me?” it says, “It doesn’t affect me.” Will it affect the people who work with us? I think yes. Because at the end of the day, if they clear up the rumors and fire me, that’s it. That’s not a problem. That’s what happens at many clubs.”
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Pochettino went on to say that his players “don’t need anything. They are really focused.” He doesn’t think this situation is affecting them. “But so are the fans and the staff,” he continued. “They need to know.”
What was striking was how deep in the dark Pochettino seemed to be. At one point, he found himself speculating about Bailey and Egbari’s thought processes. “Perhaps they think that because we have a contract, they don’t have to reveal anything about all the rumors,” he said. “Maybe it’s just that they’re not worried. But it’s true that there have been too many rumors in recent months.”
Pochettino reports that captain Reece James could return to the team against Forest after five months out with a hamstring injury, adding that Boley’s “beautiful” football after “two and a half games” He seemed amused to say the least.
There is no doubt that Pochettino will be hoping to see his side’s improvement recognized after a difficult opening 10 games of the Premier League season. Since then, they have picked up 42 points from 25 games, placing them fifth on the table for this period. They have lost three of their last 17 games in all competitions and their recent record at Stamford Bridge is 8-7-1.
“Two and a half years…” Pochettino said with a laugh. “That’s the damage of the result, right? I think throughout the whole season there were times when we performed better than in the second half against Villa and against Tottenham. When you have good emotions, you look at things differently. Today It’s a sunny day, there’s good news, and everything looks like it’s going to get better.
“Our responsibility is to know what happened in the past… [even] Even those who don’t understand football well understand that the situation is not ideal. [when Pochettino took over last summer].
“After the Tottenham game last week, you said it was to evaluate us at the end of the season. What is this?” Maybe here [in this press conference] There are 20 people and they will judge us in different ways.But those people [the owners] A decision needs to be made. ”
