POTCHETINO GONE

After Chelsea just scraping 6th Poch has now left Chelsea with immediate effect

Ridiculous.

The “blue billion pound bottle jobs” signed loads of young players (most who aren’t good enough) for £1bn but didn’t give the manager a decent striker.

Him getting them to finish 6th was the best they could hope for.

They’ll bring in another manager, then replace him after a year - rinse and repeat.

Sounds familiar.

Ridiculous.

The “blue billion pound bottle jobs” signed loads of young players (most who aren’t good enough) for £1bn but didn’t give the manager a decent striker.

Him getting them to finish 6th was the best they could hope for.

They’ll bring in another manager, then replace him after a year - rinse and repeat.

Sounds familiar.

Ned, just goes to show that buying everyone isn't the way forward, a manager needs to have involvement in the build of the team, and time to build a group of players that work together to play a certain style of football.

Apart from Palmer, none of their recent signings have been top 4 quality.

That's why Bulut has been stalling......off to west London

Ridiculous.

The “blue billion pound bottle jobs” signed loads of young players (most who aren’t good enough) for £1bn but didn’t give the manager a decent striker.

Him getting them to finish 6th was the best they could hope for.

They’ll bring in another manager, then replace him after a year - rinse and repeat.

Sounds familiar.

Absolutely spot on. He's got them in decent form in the last quarter.

Not sure why people complain about number of ma Gers we've had Chelsea Watford to name 2 give us more than a run for tans money? Wheres the sense of Getting rid of potty just when started to bear fruit with him at helm.

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has left the club by mutual consent after just one season at Stamford Bridge.
BBC News Sport

Pochettino, 52, took charge of Chelsea on 1 July, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year.

The Argentine was under pressure after an underwhelming first half of the season but a run of five successive wins to end the season ensured they finished sixth in the Premier League.

Chelsea were also runners-up in the Carabao Cup and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

"Thank you to the Chelsea ownership group and sporting directors for the opportunity," Pochettino said.

"The club is now well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come."

Chelsea will now search for a successor and have expressed recent interest in Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna, Sporting’s Ruben Amorim and Burnley’s Vincent Kompany.

Pochettino was Chelsea's sixth permanent manager in five years, following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter, which led to Frank Lampard taking charge on a temporary basis at the end of the 2022-23 season.

"On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season," sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said.

"He will be welcome back to Stamford Bridge any time and we wish him all the very best in his future coaching career."

Coaches Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Sebastiano Pochettino have also left.


Amicable exit

Pochettino, whose tenure falls just short of 12 months, is understood to have departed on very amicable terms; he felt leaving was the right decision following discussions with senior club officials.

He had been seen as the man to mould Chelsea into credible title contenders again after their £747m expenditure on transfers during the 2022-23 campaign.

The Argentine also enjoyed a significant budget, with a further £400m-plus spent on players, including Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Moises Caicedo and Christopher Nkunku.

Chelsea won 27 of their 51 fixtures under Pochettino, losing 14 and drawing 10.

The west London side spent the majority of the season in the bottom half of the table but their form improved towards its end.

Defeat in extra time against a much-depleted Liverpool in the final of the Carabao Cup led to widespread criticism for the former Tottenham and Paris St-Germain manager.

Pochettino appeared to win back some support following a 6-0 thrashing of Everton in April and a 5-0 victory against West Ham in May, although Chelsea did fall to a 5-0 loss at Arsenal in between those two results.


Why has this happened?

Pochettino’s departure from Chelsea will surprise many but the situation had been on a knife edge.

Even though they had finished the Premier League season with a five-game winning run, there was huge uncertainty behind the scenes.

Chairman Boehly had called for patience and met the Argentine on Friday before the final game of the season.

But less was known about the opinions of other senior board members, including most notably, co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali.

In reality, Eghbali is the key decision-maker at Stamford Bridge and will have been a crucial voice in the end-of-season meeting.

He has been in London with fellow Clearlake Capital co-founder and board member Jose Feliciano since Chelsea won the Women’s Super League on Saturday.

They, along with the two sporting directors Winstanley and Stewart, will have been the loudest voices in the room despite support from the squad and senior staff for Pochettino.

Of course, this is an ending by mutual consent, and signs of discontent from Pochettino were apparent at press conferences.

Pochettino aired concerns about injuries and the composition of his young, inexperienced squad, which exposed the decision-makers to criticism.

Privately, he is understood to have been open to continuing depending on the outcome of the post-season meeting, but also to have aired concerns in the final weeks of his tenure.

Chelsea spent £747m on transfers last season

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Bulut off to Chelsea?!!!!
Straight swap for Potch!

Couldn’t sack him during the season as they would have breached FFP, comes as no surprise they’ve let him go now as it wouldn’t count on the finances

Surprised and Shocked by this - Thought the money spent / the managers plans moving forward ....

British football sold out to foreigners.. lots of money little respect.

Interestingly, Erol Bulut sits at No. 38 in longest serving managers in the top 4 divisions

Premier League - League 2

353 days

British football sold out to foreigners.. lots of money little respect.

Nail on the head, lost forever now. It won't be long before PL games will be played in Saudi for the top 4.

Not given a fair chance at the club got em to 6th with a young squad and a mix of players that obviously just hasnt gelled. I think 6th this season and go again next season hed of got em further up again .
They pressed reset again its in my opinion pathetic give the guy a chance sounds like our club

He's being linked with ManUre now...

He's being linked with ManUre now...

With their new ownership, would it be the same there?

Considering where Utd are compared to where they were 10 years ago, the squad needs a complete overhaul.

I'd be worried taking that job, whoever their next manager is

He's being linked with ManUre now...

With their new ownership, would it be the same there?

Considering where Utd are compared to where they were 10 years ago, the squad needs a complete overhaul.

I'd be worried taking that job, whoever their next manager is

The problem at United is the shadow of Sir Alex hangs over every manager - to the point that the stand opposite the dugout is named after him and he’s a Director.

He's being linked with ManUre now...

He is the Fav at time of this post ...followed by De Zerbi : Southgate : Tuchel : McKenna : Potter : Frank ...