Mauricio Pochettino likens Chelsea job to being in an ‘electric chair’, says he is ‘crazy’ like any other manager

Mauricio Pochettino feels Chelsea’s job is like sitting in electric chair

After the Blues have gotten off to a respectable start under the Argentine coach this season, Mauricio Pochettino describes his role at Chelsea as “like an electric chair” and believes that it would be insane to sit in.

The 51-year-old said he lost his voice in Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Everton after shouting so much, but now he seems to have more confidence as the Blues face Sheffield United in their next game.

It’s been a year since Chelsea underwent a change of ownership, and since then, the club has seen plenty of tweaks from managers to different departments at the club.

The Blues have spent massive money on transfers, which has quickly touched around £1 billion under Todd Boehly, but the results on the pitch have been subpar.

Pochettino was brought in with the intention of producing results, and thus far, performance has faltered. However, the fundamental reason the Blues haven’t been able to regularly produce victory is still the lack of experience in the group.

The Argentine manager feels taking the Chelsea job is like sitting in an electric chair and it would be crazy, (h/t Evening Standard), as he told the reporters ahead of the Sheffield match:

“I am crazy—a little bit—as all coaches are. We want to show we are normal people, but we are not normal. That is why we are here. This is an electric chair!”

The only thing that counts when you are named manager of Chelsea is results; if you are unable to provide results on schedule, the Chelsea position is not for you. Things are changing under the new government, and new regulations have been put in place.

It makes sense that the new owners want to focus on developing stars around younger players, but you have to remember that supporters have never been patient with this. They demand immediate outcomes. Given that our entire group is young and Mauricio Pochettino is not the kind of manager who can start producing right away, it will undoubtedly take a season to elevate Chelsea back to the top.

More Chelsea News

• Mauricio Pochettino reveals that Chelsea star Levi Colwill is not seriously injured
• Mauricio Pochettino causes Chelsea frenzy after failing to recognise Malang Sarr
• Fabrizio Romano reveals Chelsea have approached Corinthians for Gabriel Moscardo

Sacrificing him won’t change anything because we’re growing as a team, and our performances against elite teams demonstrate that we can compete with any team. However, our young squad’s fluctuating performance is the reason we lose some games, but with time, things will change soon.

We experienced a lot of adjustments last season, and supporters should be cognizant of this since the team is disjointed and it will take time to turn matters around.