Ian Wright stated that if he were a Chelsea fan, he would not feel comfortable about what Mauricio Pochettino said. Pochettino stated that he had to remove several players because they were fatigued during a key game, which did not sit well with Wright. Chelsea lost in the EFL Cup final, and Pochettino seemed very frustrated.
Ian Wright on the comments from Mauricio Pochettino
The Carabao Cup final didn’t go well for Chelsea as Liverpool won. This made many people talk about how Chelsea played and what choices they made. Fans and pundits are now focusing on how well the team works together, who is leading them, and the pressure to do well.
Ian Wright didn’t like what Mauricio Pochettino said after the match.
“In [Pochettino’s] press conference, talking about taking off players when they’re tired in a final, If I’m a Chelsea fan, I’d take that as very negative. He doesn’t know what it’s like at that stage to go all out and try to win because he’s not done that before,” Wright said on The Kelly and Wrighty show.
Ian Wright: "In [Pochettino's] press conference, talking about taking off players when they’re tired in a final, If I’m a Chelsea fan, I’d take that as very negative. He doesn’t know what it’s like at that stage to go all out and try to win because he’s not done that before."
— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) February 28, 2024
Pochettino is in a tough spot trying to make things better because some fans and people at the club are losing patience with him.
Wright also criticized Pochettino’s tactics.
“Without a shadow of a doubt there’s potential there and we’re thinking that Mauricio Pochettino with his experience and his progression of youth players, what we saw at Tottenham, we thought Chelsea have got a load of players to sort how and him coming might have been the perfect manager to sort that out but it doesn’t seem to have materialised in the way it’s going,” he said.
Fans are talking a lot about the game, especially Ian Wright’s criticisms and Klopp’s defense. This shows Chelsea needs to rethink their plans, how well players work together, and how they connect with fans. Going forward, Chelsea can learn from this loss and the reactions it caused, which might help them decide things like who manages the team, who they recruit, and how they play. This also shows how much pressure top football clubs like Chelsea face and how closely people watch their performance and choices. As people keep discussing this, everyone will watch to see how Chelsea deals with these challenges in the future, both on and off the field.
