Former Chelsea players are unhappy with what they saw from Chelsea manager
Mauricio Pochettino when the Blues failed to beat bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United in the Premier League last night.
Chelsea and United drew 2-2, but Chelsea were unable to take the lead, although they led twice.
Blues legend Frank Leboeuf is dissatisfied with Mauricio Pochettino’s play-by-play
management and prefers to put more attackers on the pitch rather than protect a 2-1 lead. He says he should have gone to end it and rises to the occasion.
And now another former Blue, Jason Cundey, has also criticized Pochettino for a very strange decision he made
yesterday, which was essentially to play Conor Gallagher as a left midfielder. . At times he played as a left-back or left-
winger, but this was completely bizarre and resulted in Gallagher being completely ineffective and producing mediocre performances.
In comments on Chelsea’s official website (July 4, 2024, 6:24pm – via Chelsea Chronicle), he said:
“Conor Gallagher sometimes has to go back to left-back to collect the ball. I was very disappointed in what we were seeing together.
Chelsea’s latest disappointment came on Sunday when Mauricio Pochettino’s side equalized late in
the game to draw 2-2 against Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie’s goal in the 93rd minute put fresh pressure on
Argentina’s head coach and the fans at Bramall Lane once again booed the team. As talk of his sacking increases,
Express Sport looks at five ways Todd Boley and others could replace Pochettino.
It remains to be seen whether Chelsea, who have so far poached a number of managers,
players and Graham Potter without much success, will approach Brighton again.
However, Roberto De Zerbi is one of the best managers in the Premier League and seems disappointed by the lack of ambition in his current squad.
The Italian has suspended talks on a new contract and admitted he is still linked with his expulsion from the Amex Stadium.
“I still have two years left on my contract,” De Zerbi said last week. “I don’t need to renew my contract to work for Brighton next season.
For now, contract discussions have ended, but not because I have decided to leave.
