Several Chelsea stars, including striker Nicolas Jackson and the club’s British record signing Moisés Caicedo, appear to have expressed their displeasure at the club’s split from manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Chelsea announced on Tuesday night that the Argentine manager would leave the club by mutual agreement after a turbulent 11 months in charge at Stamford Bridge, having finished sixth in the Premier League.
Pochettino was the subject of an internal review after the end of the season by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, as well as co-owner Behdad Egbhali, with talks on Monday and Tuesday ultimately announcing the 52-year-old’s departure. .
The former Tottenham manager had one year left on his contract and, despite an uneven season, the strong finish to the campaign, which saw the club go five games unbeaten in the Premier League, suggested Pochettino’s plans were gaining momentum. amid greater team cohesion.
Several of his players had described the outgoing head coach as a remarkable man-coach and, following Tuesday night’s decision, some took to social media to share tributes to Pochettino with advantage.
Nicolas Jackson is one of the Chelsea players who seem to express their displeasure at the departure of Mauricio Pochettino.
The manager mutually parted ways with the club on Tuesday after 11 months in west London.
The 52-year-old has helped develop his players in difficult conditions over the past season.
Jackson, who moved to Chelsea from Villarreal at the start of the season, took the strongest position, first posting a photo of himself and his former manager simply captioned with two emojis of a man covering his face with his hands.
The caption of his second Instagram story read: ‘I love you coach. I wish we could stay together longer (hand over face emoji).
‘But may God continue to bless you and your family. Thank you for the advice and support, you are a true lion and a fighter, I wish you all the best (heart emoji)’.
At times struggling for form, and prone to a hapless record of near misses, Jackson finished the season with 17 goals in all competitions, surpassing club legend Didier Drogba’s first-season record of 16 in 2004. -05.
Jackson appeared to imply that Pochettino’s management had been crucial to achieving his account, and the manager often resisted support from his players throughout the season.
Late last month, Mail Sport reported that plans to sack Pochettino would risk causing a backlash in the dressing room due to his relationship with the manager, who has been a compassionate figure at Cobham.
Jackons regretted not being able to spend more time working with his head coach.
The forward also shared a post by Pochettino from November, highlighting his attributes
As if to underline the lost relationship, Jackson shared a post that Pochettino had made on his own Instagram account in November, which showed an image of himself alongside Jackson, Enzo Fernández and Marc Cucurella.
“I am very proud and happy of the players for the attitude and results they have produced in two difficult games this week,” Pochettino had written after the team’s 4-1 victory against Tottenham and the 4-4 draw against Manchester City.
‘It’s very satisfying to arrive at an international break with this feeling, although I prefer that we have another match sooner!
“We want to build something special @Chelsea and this is exactly the way we want the players to perform and feel.”
‘This season we have already had some ups and downs and the players are showing everyone the ability they have to compete with any team. Thank you all for continuing to show great support for the team (fist bump emoji).’
Despite often suffering from a lack of clinical edge, Jackson finished the season with 17 goals.
Caicedo announced an exceptional ‘person and coach’ in his Instagram tribute to Pochettino
The Ecuadorian is another player who has improved a lot throughout the season
Caicedo is another player who appeared to show regret for his club’s decision, and one who has also been on a tortuous journey in west London following his blockbuster £115million transfer in August.
After an ill-fated West Ham debut in which the midfielder conceded the winning penalty after coming off the bench, Caicedo has taken some time to settle in at Stamford Bridge.
But as the season has progressed, Caicedo, who featured in 35 Premier League games during his first campaign in blue, has distinguished himself as one of the team’s standout players and capped a brilliant finish with a stunning wonder goal against Bournemouth on the last day of the season.
Posting a photo of himself shaking Pochettino’s hand, Caicedo wrote: ‘Sir! It was a pleasure (crying emoji).
‘I wish you all the best for the future! What a person and what a coach (blue heart emoji).’
Mykhailo Mudryk thanked his outgoing coach “for everything” when the news of his departure broke
Pochettino is believed to have spent time boosting the Ukrainian’s confidence after a difficult start in west London.
Mark Cucurella, for his part, shared three surprised face emojis in his response on social media, while Noni Madueke (right) added an ellipsis to her message.
Cucurella seemed surprised by the news and shared three wide-eyed emojis with the message: “Thank you for everything, sir.” Good luck in the future (blue heart emoji).
Other players, including Premier League Young Player of the Season Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Carney Chukwuemeka and Mykhailo Mudryk, with whom Pochettino is believed to have taken time to build the winger’s confidence, shared their own tributes thanking the manager.
One star believed to have been happier with the news is forgotten man Malang Sarr, who liked the club’s announcement post on Instagram amid his time spent training with Chelsea’s youth teams after being deemed surplus to requirements. the requirements.
Keeping discord between players under control can be a challenge for the club, who are believed to have kept the news from the team. One player’s representative said his client had been “devastated” by the decision and found out at the same time from The Rest of the World.
Mail Sport reported on Tuesday night that Pochettino is believed to have wanted to have more of a say in signings at the club and which players he wanted to keep; Both Trevoh Chalobah and Conor Gallagher, who have been used heavily this season when available, are believed to have been earmarked for sale by the Chelsea hierarchy.
Pochettino would have had to deal with the probable departure of youth players Conor Gallagher (right) and
Despite finishing in the European places, it is believed that another season without Champions League or trophies has been enough for the Argentine.
Missing out on titles despite reaching the Carabao Cup final and failing to secure a Champions League spot are also believed to have been factors in the club’s split with their head coach.
Chelsea will now look for a suitable replacement for Argentina and are looking for someone “young and progressive” in an overloaded managerial market.
Early candidates believed to be under consideration include Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna, who led the team to back-to-back promotions and a return to the Premier League, Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness and Girona’s Michel.
