Pochettino trying to find love of Chelsea followers like Eddie Howe has at Newcastle
Mauricio Pochettino is dreaming of a time when he will get the identical love at Chelsea as Eddie Howe does at Newcastle.
Despite struggling equally disappointing campaigns, Poch and Howe are on the reverse ends of the recognition spectrum amongst their respective supporters. Fair to say, the Toon Army have been unwaveringly loyal of their vocal backing for Howe amid a number of poor runs of kind and outcomes.
All of which is in stark distinction to how Chelsea followers have turned on their Argentine supremo in latest weeks. That escalated throughout final Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Brentford because the travelling Blues referred to as for Poch to be eliminated – and changed by their legendary two-time former supervisor, Jose Mourinho.
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With Howe’s males on the town to face Chelsea on Monday evening, Pochettino might be forgiven if a tad jealous of the heat afforded his reverse quantity at St James Park. Yet there was not a jot of envy from the Blues boss as he mentioned their differing conditions within the hot-seat – albeit admitting he would relish being held in equally excessive regard by the SW6 plenty.
Poch, 51, stated: “I am so happy to see they are supporting him like this because we are both in charge and want the best for our clubs. For me, Eddie is a fantastic coach and deserves big credit.
“I hope one day here they support me in the same way they support him because I am here, I am the coach of Chelsea and I want to win as much as our fans. I hope we have this support in the future.”
Not that these phrases are a criticism of the Chelsea trustworthy, nor a mirrored image of the goodwill from the locals of South West London. Indeed, Pochettino completely will get the two-faced nature of the soccer fan – and the way the temper flips as soon as contained in the stadium.
The ex-Paris Saint-Germain coach defined: “Look, the opposite afternoon I used to be strolling on the Kings Road. I had this cover on however the folks knew me and have been actually pleasant and wonderful.
“At Brentford, sure, it was totally different and never like this however the folks on the road, I can let you know, are very supportive and perceive the state of affairs. Of course, I additionally perceive the identical folks, who have been beautiful to me and respectful, additionally criticise. Because in a stadium there’s ardour.
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“You want the team to score, win, play well and become frustrated if it doesn’t happen. You show your feelings. Our fans are normal. I am a coach. I understand the business. The first person they criticise is me.”
And that led to the ultimate a part of Pochettino’s message to the rattled natives – be happy to hammer him all they like however not his younger, injury-ravaged crew. “Yes, of course, because the players deserve the best and deserve the support. That’s why we can’t blame them,” stated Poch. “We need to accept the criticism but be strong. We are not going to give up!”
