Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino (AP)
Chelsea are languishing in tenth place in the Premier League, 25 factors behind leaders Liverpool who they face in the League Cup closing at Wembley on Sunday.
Mauricio Pochettino insists Chelsea followers mustn’t choose him on the quantity of silverware he wins on the opening levels of his Stamford Bridge reign.
Pochettino has been beneath hearth from supporters offended at their crew’s disappointing first season with the Argentine in cost.
Chelsea are languishing in tenth place in the Premier League, 25 factors behind leaders Liverpool who they face in the League Cup closing at Wembley on Sunday.
Pochettino hopes to ship Chelsea’s first trophy since co-proprietor Todd Boehly purchased the membership from Roman Abramovich in May 2022.
He can be aiming to win silverware for the primary time in England, having been a League Cup runner-up in 2015 whereas in cost of Tottenham.
But Pochettino is adamant trophies alone mustn’t decide the success of his work at Chelsea, who’ve spent over £1 billion ($1.26 billion) on new signings in the Boehly period.
Pointing to Jurgen Klopp’s gradual enhancements at Liverpool earlier than profitable six main trophies thus far in his 9-yr reign, Pochettino stated: “Klopp was good before he arrived at Liverpool. He had three or four years that he didn’t win. Now he’s won the Champions League and the Premier League.
“I don’t judge a coach or coaching staff for winning titles. It’s about being competitive and winning, but there are too many factors that influence.
“If you have good players, you should be close to winning. Maybe everyone will say you’re the best coach in the world. But everyone knows it’s not like this.
“The thing is to be in the right moment, in the right club that trusts in you with the tools and the possibility to win.
“Some fans will say you’re not good because you didn’t win. For me, it’s not the way to judge a coaching staff.”
After a wretched run, Chelsea have gotten again on monitor with consecutive 3-1 wins towards Aston Villa and Crystal Palace adopted by a 1-1 draw at champions Manchester City.
Prior to that, the crew have been booed off by supporters on the finish of their most up-to-date residence fixture, a 4-2 loss to Wolves at Stamford Bridge, days after they have been thrashed 4-1 at Liverpool.
Pochettino believes that, no matter Sunday’s outcome, he’ll nonetheless be held in excessive esteem in England.
“We want to win because we are very competitive. We want to win because of the people that trust in us, like the owners, the sporting directors, the fans,” he stated.
“After 11 years here, we feel the respect. That is the most important thing.”
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