Chelsea fan view: Pochettino should hit floor operating or be labelled a Spurs bottler

May 31, 2023 at 3:06 PM

ome Chelsea followers really feel uneasy about appointing a Tottenham legend as our new supervisor.

Personally, I feel Mauricio Pochettino ticks all the fitting bins and is simply the person we have to oversee what is a large rebuilding job. But there isn’t a doubt his historical past at Spurs may very well be held towards him if he doesn’t hit the bottom operating at the beginning of subsequent season.

Chelsea followers have been used to success beneath Roman Abramovich and, as we noticed with Graham Potter, we’re impatient. It is in our DNA, so Pochettino must get off to good begin.

Some followers will take some convincing. I’ve spoken to some who’re nonetheless offended that we removed Thomas Tuchel and really feel going for Pochettino is an indication of regression, as a result of we’ve got gone from a Champions League winner to somebody who gained nothing at Spurs. Some followers nonetheless see him a ‘bottler’ at Tottenham and can maintain it towards him that he was Spurs supervisor.

I feel it could be some time earlier than followers are singing his identify, however I do suppose he’ll get a great reception at Stamford Bridge. Even along with his Tottenham historical past, as soon as he has the Chelsea badge on his jacket he’s our supervisor. Look at Cesc Fabregas when he joined us. He was a participant we hated from his time at Arsenal however he grew to become a hero.

What makes the appointment additional satisfying is the sensation that, for Spurs, this might taint the very best period of their current historical past. Spurs followers are going to really feel in another way about Pochettino and it’s like we’re stealing somebody who means lots to them. I even noticed a Tottenham fan on Twitter saying he must rename his canine as a result of he referred to as it ‘Poochatino’!

It would have been nice to get in a serial winner, however who was actually on the market? We must concentrate on growing younger gamers and getting a construction in place. Pochettino is the person for that. He turned a dysfunctional Tottenham aspect into one which reached the Champions League Final. We have gotten a squad filled with younger expertise, and take a look at what he did with Harry Kane, Heung-min Son and Dele Alli at Spurs.