Pochettino leaves Chelsea by mutual consent

Chelsea have introduced that head coach Mauricio Pochettino has left by mutual consent.  

In an announcement the membership stated: “Chelsea FC can affirm that the Membership and Mauricio Pochettino have mutually agreed to half methods.”

Sporting Administrators Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley thanked Pochettino, stating: “On behalf of everybody at Chelsea, we want to specific our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season. He will likely be welcome again to Stamford Bridge any time and we want him all the perfect in his future teaching profession.”

Pochettino stated: “Thanks to the Chelsea possession group and Sporting Administrators for the chance to be a part of this soccer membership’s historical past. The Membership is now nicely positioned to maintain transferring ahead within the Premier League and Europe within the years to return.”

Chelsea additionally confirmed that Pochettino’s assistants Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Sebastiano Pochettino have additionally left. 

The assertion added: “Chelsea will likely be making no additional remark till such time as a brand new Head Coach is appointed.”

How Pochettino fared

Pochettino had been appointed final summer season, beginning his position on 1 July 2023. 

Chelsea had struggled initially of the season, with a 2-0 defeat at Everton on 10 December leaving them thirteenth with 19 factors after 16 matches.  However regardless of quite a few accidents to first-team gamers, Pochettino was capable of flip issues round and a five-match successful streak finally lifted Chelsea to sixth and a spot in UEFA competitors.  

The Blues tally of 63 factors represented a 19-point enchancment on the earlier marketing campaign.

In addition they scored 77 Premier League targets, their third-most throughout a single marketing campaign behind 2009/10 (103 targets) and 2016/17 (85), each of which ended with them successful the title. 

Whoever succeeds Pochettino will turn out to be the fifth head coach or supervisor of Chelsea after Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard, in a caretaker position, for the reason that begin of the 2022/23 season.