LONDON: Mauricio Pochettino admits he has to deliver from 'day one' as Chelsea's new manager vowed to win the trust of the troubled club's demanding owners. Pochettino used his first press conference since being hired in May to make it clear he understands the size of the task facing him at Stamford Bridge
LONDON: Mauricio Pochettino admits he has to deliver from"day one" as Chelsea's new manager vowed to win the trust of the troubled club's demanding owners.
Chelsea, who last won the title in 2017, went through four managers last season and failed to win a trophy despite a £550 million spending spree on new players. "Football is about today or yesterday, you can't talk long term, you cannot tell the people we need six months. That is not good.The key to Pochettino's success could lie in his ability to handle owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali and the club's sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.
Handed a bloated squad after 12 months of lavish spending under the new ownership, Pochettino has quickly rubber-stamped a host of departures. Pochettino's association with Chelsea's London rivals Tottenham - where he spent five years and reached the 2019 Champions League final - has led some to suggest he will come under fire from Blues fans if his side struggle.
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