..so he should probably be absent until the end of the year.
This is bad.
If he has to be absent for that long, Man City should seriously look for ways so that their performance is not much different when de Bruyne is around. ..
I haven't heard about this but what I've read from some sources is that De Bruyne being out for 4 months is possible but I haven't heard if De Bruyne will be out until the end of the season.
4 months later, it is the end of this year, right?
This is also stated in the news that de Bruyne may be absent for about 3-4 months until the end of this year, not the end of this season. This may be changing depending on how his treatment and condition later.
Pochettino just returned to Premier League after a few years and he will need time to familiar with latest changes in the league recent years. Asking him to change Chelsea immediately is too much and pressure but he was hired to do that.
Maybe you could say that. Because after all, Chelsea had a very bad season last season. But that doesn't mean that at least Pochettino can do his best to try to raise Chelsea to become a top club again. Even though this might be very challenging because the problems at Chelsea are very complex. But at least, if buying players can really match Pochettino's tactics, this is maybe it can happen. Like what Xavi went through at Barcelona where he had to lift a high enough burden to make Barcelona rise again, but indeed he had the opportunity to get several players according to his wishes and also his tactics, so it really worked. whether this will work or not for Pochettino .