Fans could not assist however clown Mauricio Pochettino after the Chelsea boss sounded off on the criticism his crew faces.
It’s been a dismal season for the Blues who at the moment sit eleventh within the Premier League desk following a humiliating 4-2 defeat in opposition to Wolves at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (February 4).
Pochettino’s aspect have but to go above tenth in any respect this season because the Chelsea boss set free some frustrations in regards to the criticism his aspect have been topic to in comparison with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
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During his pre-match press convention forward of Wednesday’s (February 7) FA Cup fourth-round replay in opposition to Aston Villa, the Argentine questioned the heavy flak Chelsea took after shedding 4-1 to Liverpool whereas the league leaders escaped any type of criticism after their 3-1 defeat to Arsenal this previous weekend.
“When we misplaced to Liverpool, it was: huge fail, oh have a look at Chelsea, how dangerous it’s. [When] Liverpool misplaced to Arsenal, I did not hear something. But it was an analogous end result to once we performed in opposition to Liverpool,” the ex-Tottenham supervisor remarked.
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Pochettino’s clapback did not go in his favour as followers on social media slammed the 51-year-old for his feedback with one X (previously often called Twitter) consumer writing: “Liverpool are still top of the league and the title race is still in their hands. Chelsea are 11th and have lost more games than they’ve won after 23 games. Bizarre statement.”
A second consumer sarcastically added: “An away loss at a title challenger is a real shame” whereas a 3rd branded the ex-Argentina worldwide “delusional” as they commented: “Arsenal is in a title charge. You’re in ELEVENTH! How delusional is this guy”. Others claimed the supervisor might have “lost it”.
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The Blues are 15 factors adrift of the Champions League locations as they give the impression of being set to overlook out on European soccer for a second yr in a row. Pochettino has urged the followers to present their assist to the struggling gamers and admitted they must be affected person.
“We are demanding the support to the team, the players, I know the quality,” he added. “We know the quality of the players. The only problem is: it takes time to build a team. That is the reality, the fans need to be patient.”