Can Mauricio Pochettino Restore Chelsea FC to Prominence?

Mauricio Pochettino's arrival at Chelsea FC has witnessed the massive rebuild by their new owners, led by the American investor and co-owner, Todd Boehly! He has spent close to a billion British pounds in changing personnel on-field and in management positions since he took over the reins of the club. Virtually all the players of the Abraham Abramovich’s era have left the club, coaches have come and gone; including management staffs such as Peter Cech have left the club. Within a span of two years, the overhaul has been massive! Chelsea FC took the 12th position in last season’s English Premier League, their worst position since the 1993/94 season, considering their past results as perennial title contenders. That was the reason a managerial change occurred.

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The Task Before Mauricio Pochettino 

 Argentine born, Mauricio Pochettino came during the 2023 summer transfer window, over one year after stepping down as coach of Paris Saint Germain FC of France. He's already made his name in England with his stint at Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur FC, with whom he narrowly missed the 2019 UEFA Champions League to Liverpool FC. He turned both teams into exciting attack minded teams that could beat anyone on their day. After four years of doing this, diminishing returns set in and both he and David Levy could not create the immediate response to keep them winning. Levy sacked him! With Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino has got a difficult job cut out for him, knowing the volatility of the English Premier League. He's rebuilding at Chelsea with good support from the owners but like most club owners do, good results must come to guarantee your seat. Coach Graham Potter was sacked when he couldn't deliver, same with Frank Lampard. The experience of the Argentine could make him last, since he's always got the reputation for trusting young players in his team. His ability to remain on this job would depend on sustained good results in the league and winning the support of the fans. After signing for Chelsea FC, he articulated his vision, speaking clearly about his objectives;

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‘‘The objective is to win because football is about winning. We will have good times, create good relationships, have a nice environment and relationship with people, but the most important thing in the end is to win. ‘If you win, it helps develop all the other things. Football is about results, how you achieve that is different because we are people that care about the way we achieve the results…………. 

 Winning is Everything 

 

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They got some good results just before the international break and this has helped greatly in getting some of his players back from injury and plotting the path to making the team better focused. With the total number of players purchased one expects Todd Boehly to be patient to support a gradual rebuild. With this Chelsea stands a very good chance of competing with others and getting back to European prominence!