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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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Smack That Ace
on 10/08/2024, 13:19:03 UTC
I quite disagree with you. I meant, Pochettino got enough time to prove it, and he helped Chelsea climb up from 12th to 6th. It's a very good achievement, but Todd still fired him at the end of last season. It's proven that the main problem in Chelsea was the owner of the club itself.
As long as Chelsea has an inconsistent owner like Todd Boehly, they won't be the same as under Abramovich. I didn't even see anything wrong with Poch, but Todd sacked him.

I see why you disagree with me. But I think I need to explain about this specific situation. In this case, Chelsea did not give the coach enough time because he was bringing in good results towards the end. But Chelsea still decided to fire him and bring in another coach. What if they actually gave him a little more time, maybe another season? that’s why I think they still did not give him enough time. Or maybe they were already in some kind of agreement with Enzo Maresca before Mauricio Pochettino started bringing in consistent results. That also could be a reason.

Maresca will not be last for a season. With Chelsea's current form, I doubt they'll finish in the top four. They sacked Pochettino, who delivered for the club, and what about Maresca? Terrible pre-season under him, and what's next?
Lose streak in EPL? Out of Conference League? I have no positive impression toward Maresca.

the biggest mistake that Chelsea made was to bring in a new coach when the previous coach was still bringing in consistent results and was showing good signs towards the end of the season. Now the new coach will have to work with them from almost the start and the team will also have to get used to new tactics. That is definitely not optimal for any squad. Thinking that Chelsea is going to finish in the top four positions is literally being very optimistic.