Mauricio Pochettino requested additional time at Chelsea, and Todd Boehly answered.
At Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino has pleaded for more time so that his go-to lemons may perform their magic.
The Argentine has strong beliefs in the fruit’s capacity to absorb unfavorable energies. He made sure the fruit bowl at Stamford Bridge was fully filled when he arrived in the summer while he was manager at Tottenham, where he kept a fruit basket in his office.
Poch could be excused for choosing grapefruit or maybe a watermelon considering Chelsea’s injury woes and fan frustration at only one Premier League victory thus far. But he made it clear that just lemons will do.
“It’s not a joke,” he said. Although I think in lemons, at Tottenham they didn’t start working until one and a half to two years later. It takes a long time to complete them.
In my office now, I have numerous types, including yellow and green ones. from Italy and Spain. Lemons of any color can aid, contrary to my former belief that yellow lemons worked better than green lemons. If I could have a blue lemon, it would be wonderful.
Chelsea needs to defeat Aston Villa on Sunday badly. After 12 players missed the 0-0 draw at Bournemouth last week due to injury, there has been no European activity to give injured players time to recover. Pochettino acknowledged that it was disappointing to watch the Champions League go on without the Blues, though.
“I’m not going to lie, I want to be involved and travel Tuesday or Wednesday – not Thursday,” he said. It’s very challenging to watch. When I am aware of the results, I enjoy watching later. You feel as though you ought to be there. Telling the players, “Come on, we need to improve,” gives me motivation.
Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, 39, is currently playing in middle-of-the-table obscurity. Pochettino thinks that he should have held off on signing a new contract during the time when there was no manager if he didn’t want to be a part of a long-term project.
As he put it, “He knew the project that the club is delivering now.” Upon Newcastle’s entry, a problem
Reece James and Ben Chilwell weren’t available, so Conor Gallagher took over as captain since, according to Pochettino, “Enzo is still struggling with his English.” Enzo Fernandez won the World Cup. Conor has the skills necessary to interact with the referee.
On the other side, Nicolas Jackson is no longer allowed to communicate with the referees. The Senegal striker, who has already got four yellow cards for dissent, is one caution away from a suspension. Pochettino commented, “He’s bright, and I’m sure he’ll adapt.
