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'The mutterings I’m hearing' – Claims Chelsea are about to change managers

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated 5/20/24

There have been some big claims made this morning suggesting that Chelsea are about to pull the plug on Mauricio Pochettino and make a managerial change yet again.

Everything seems to be up in the air right now, and Chelsea are even reportedly now in contact with two potential new managers to replace Pochettino.

There will be meetings taking place this week with the Chelsea board ready to sit down with Pochettino to discuss the future as part of a two-way meeting. Nothing appears to be decided either way yet though, and Chelsea seemingly have a big decision to make.

And now, Rio Ferdinand believes he might know the fate of Pochettino, and that is Chelsea may well now pull the plug.

Rio Ferdinand said on his Podcast this week: “From what I’m hearing about Mauricio Pochettino, I’m not sure he’s going to be there at Chelsea. The mutterings I’m hearing coming out, I don’t know if it’s going to end well there.”

Would it be harsh to sack Pochettino now?

The Argentine has just enjoyed a very strong end to his first season in charge at the club, winning the final five games in a row. He has coached a team that has scored an incredible amount of goals this season and he has done all of that whilst having to fight against a large number of unprecedented injuries.

However, the season on the whole has not been great and there has been some very gloomy periods during the season. Pochettino has also coached a Chelsea side who have conceded the most amount of goals in a season since the Premier League began. So it certainly isn’t all rainbows and sunshine this season.

I do think there is a decision to be made, and I do think a review is more than fair.

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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