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Pochettino Leaves Chelsea

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Soccer, Sports

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew reacts to Mauricio Pochettino leaving Chelsea by mutual consent and question why the Blues decided to move on after such a strong finish to the season. Plus, James Olley explains which managers Chelsea are looking at as replacements. The guys also react to England's provisional squad announcement and argue if any players left out deserved to be in the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6

Maritje Pochi Casino has left Chelsea. This is what Chelsea's statement said. They've just

0:35.2

issued this. The sporting director came out and said on behalf of everyone at

0:40.0

Chelsea we would like to express our gratitude to Maritio for his service this season.

0:44.4

He'll be welcome back to Stanford Bridge anytime and we wish him all the very best in his future coaching career.

0:51.1

This of course is a Chelsea side who labored early on in the season

0:54.9

and in fact they would finish six which is a 19 point improvement since

0:59.6

Bochitino took it over. I think it surprised everyone as we welcome in. Frank LeButhbert will start

1:05.3

off with James Ollie. James what the heck's happening?

1:10.4

Well you say it's surprised everyone. I do think to some extent the writing was on the wall a little bit here

1:16.3

if you if you follow this club closely you've seen the gradual deterioration in the relationship between the owners and

1:24.2

Pochitino in the last sort of six, eight weeks.

1:27.1

It's, I wouldn't say this was a foregone conclusion, but this was an outcome that was

1:31.3

starting to look quite likely from the way that

1:33.4

Pochtino was speaking. You know, increasingly in public he was struggling to

1:38.4

hide his frustrations with the way that the club was being run. He's not the first manager to feel that way since these owners have taken over.

1:46.0

And obviously the owner's side, they've been frustrated with the lack of progress.

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