Mauricio Pochettino’s job seems protected for now, regardless of loss to Wolves

Mauricio Pochettino will maintain his press convention as anticipated on Tuesday, suggesting his job stays protected regardless of mounting scrutiny within the wake of a calamitous loss to Wolves.

Chelsea journey to Villa Park on Wednesday for his or her FA Cup fourth spherical replay determined to cease the rot and nonetheless reeling from a 4-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge that noticed them booed off the pitch. 

Matheus Cunha’s hat-trick and Axel Disasi’s personal purpose cancelled out Cole Palmer‘s opener, earlier than Thiago Silva scored a late comfort for the Blues. 

The defeat left Chelsea eleventh on the Premier League desk, 15 factors adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa.

The dismal outcome got here simply 4 days after the Blues had been on the receiving finish of a 4-1 thrashing in opposition to Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday evening. 

Mauricio Pochettino is predicted to carry his press convention as common on Tuesday

The Argentine minimize a disconsolate determine on Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge

The Blues have now misplaced 10 of their 23 Premier League video games and Pochettino admitted his crew should not at the moment taking part in nicely sufficient to safe European qualification.

 ‘At the moment, that is the reality,’ the Argentine said in his press conference.

‘Myself, also. I’m the primary one accountable. What we had been exhibiting was that we’re not adequate. We didn’t handle the state of affairs correctly and, after all, nobody may be protected.

‘I don’t need to come right here and say, “No, I am the best, and the players are the worst”.

‘We are all responsible. The players need to take responsibility like I take responsibility. At the moment, we are not matching the history of the club. That is true.’

Chelsea are facing a nightmare run which could heap more misery on the Blues and Pochettino, with their next three Premier League games all away from home.

After the FA Cup replay at Aston Villa, Chelsea make the short trip to Crystal Palace before travelling to title-chasing Manchester City. They then take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final the following week.

Chelsea visit Brentford after the clash with Liverpool at Wembley before a home game against Newcastle.

The thumping loss to Wolves saw even Silva’s wife pile pressure on the manager.

Silva’s accomplice Belle posted on her social media: ‘It’s time to vary. If you wait any longer it will likely be too late.’

Chelsea have spent over £1billion in 4 switch home windows since Todd Boehly took over the membership, with Pochettino splashing £400m on gamers final summer time alone.

But the Blues have little to point out for his or her funding to date, with a spot within the Carabao Cup last later this month the one optimistic in an in any other case dismal season.

On Sunday, Chelsea’s supporters directed their anger in direction of the crew, booing the gamers off the pitch at half-time and full-time.

Chelsea gamers had been booed off the pitch after shedding 4-2 at dwelling to Wolves on Sunday

Matheus Cunha netted a hat-trick as Wolves ran riot at Stamford Bridge 

A small group even sang Jose Mourinho’s title, with the Portuguese supervisor now out of labor following his sacking by Roma final month.

‘I’m a human,’ Pochettino mentioned of the criticism. ‘Of course that is not a nice situation.

‘When you don’t win at a membership like Chelsea with all of the expectation, that you must settle for that what occurred can occur. To be on this enterprise, at such a membership, that you must be robust.

‘The notion is one factor, one other is the fact. The notion is that Chelsea needs to be in a special place however we’re not there. Maybe as a result of we’re not adequate.

‘To perceive the followers is de facto essential. We say, “Yes, we want to apologise, I feel sorry”.’

The defeat in opposition to Wolves was Pochettino’s thirty first recreation in command of the Blues, matching the whole Graham Potter managed earlier than he was sacked in April final 12 months.

Pochettino has received simply three extra factors than Graham Potter did in the identical variety of video games within the Premier League 

The Argentine has received 15 video games to Potter’s 12 in all competitions, however each have misplaced 11 occasions. In the Premier League, the Blues have received 31 factors underneath Pochettino, three greater than they did with the previous Brighton supervisor on the helm.

Under Pochettino Chelsea have been considerably extra prolific, scoring 54 objectives in comparison with the 33 they managed underneath Potter.

Significantly, nevertheless, they’ve additionally conceded 48 occasions underneath the present regime, a marked improve to the 31 objectives they allowed underneath Potter.