Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea by mutual consent

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Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea by mutual consent, Sky Sports News following the conclusion of the Premier League season, with the Argentine at the club for just one season.
Pochettino was appointed last May after a lengthy recruitment process, replacing interim manager Frank Lampard, who arrived following Graham Potter's sacking in April 2023.
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[@clivehunte3026]

This doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Chelsea have now started to find their groove and now it’s back to square one.

[@recruitmentch]

what groove? they got ruined by arsenal 😂

[@Gaz_16]

@@recruitmentchone loss in the last 15 matches. That’s the groove

[@Seanduffdog]

True that

[@apizzudin4676]

@@recruitmentch arsenal fans try not to bring arsenal into topic that has nothing to do with arsenal challenge : impossible

[@dionfarrell4381]

I have a feelings they told him he couldnt get players in for transfers! Any manger coming in has to work with whomever they have

[@MogamberieNarayanasamy]

Chelsea is a confused club,did not give the manager a chance to build on

[@itsagundam_egirl]

Chelsea’s a basket case

[@Todd_Bohely]

Do you know what mutual consent means??

[@djrishad256]

Truth is poche failed and chelsea is not for building we win

[@alanfox691]

He had more than enough of a chance falure is falure & that is Potchatino all over a falure of a manger.

[@junioradult6219]

​@@djrishad256nvr will win rotating managers and players so often. How long was klopp at liv before they won. How long has arteta been at arsenal and not won. Chelsea would have sacked them both by now and been in the same position

[@shutup2751]

why sack him when he finally started getting things together?

[@clayton7658]

he’s left on mutual consent…

[@P4ZARO]

@@clayton7658 that means youve been sacked in a polite way

[@CB-lw7ty]

@@clayton7658 Mutual consent here basically is "We're firing you but we'll pay X amount of your contract left" and he's said "Thank you" lol

[@mikend443]

We have owners who don't know anything about football 😢

[@kadinhasan5042]

exactly, this is isane!

[@tsin002]

Give the manager some time to build a program, project and the team. The owner is clueless!

[@jab-gn3sw]

And Poch isn't clueless FFS

[@Todd_Bohely]

If u have clue,make 4 billion,buy the club and prove it

[@liamhaggerty7609]

A man u do it and it fails but a think it was gettin there under poch

[@liamhaggerty7609]

​@@Todd_Bohelyif this is the real todd give me the job had way more football experience than u only 27 A will do the job for free let me show u next fergie here

[@liamhaggerty7609]

​@@Todd_Bohelya dont even want signatures just a Gallagher contract that's ma only request a will build with that team and the youth till its back

[@phillydavison]

So happy with our owners here at Villa. They just quietly go about their business and have gave the manager everything he has asked for building the entire club around him. These owners who think they know better than proven managers need to get back in their box.

[@AK47_.]

Fantastic point. Great club ethos and ethics from a spurs fan, I’ve always had respect for Villa. 👏🏽

[@CaptainGeneral11]

Only reason I'm pissed is because I know Chelsea are going to make a terrible appointment

[@maxwellkamlongera5158]

THIS.

[@MueAbrahamShamimi]

Exactly

[@VTh-f5x]

Fabregas?

[@Frxstzaep]

nah fr they are probably gonna get the brighton manager😭

[@DeanHall-og5dn]

Alegri is my reckoning

[@hatch1018]

Top 4 target with players that never played with each other before in their first season. He was set up for failure

[@brandonjablasone7544]

Exactly and most of them were injure

[@alanfox691]

No Pochettino was born to be a falure at management it's in his D.N.A. What has he really achieved as a manger & we are not counting that Micky Muse club P.S.G.

[@chris-osagieosasumwen7219]

As a Man Utd. Fan , really thought that a breakthrough came with poch at the end of the season..... This is just a proof of a board that doesn't know what exactly they want

[@swaibssemakula232]

True...this board is just wanting to destroy Chelsea....

[@Todd_Bohely]

People here are behaving like they had invested money to run chelsea.. the same people who were crying poch out 2 months back

[@chavutacyrus2026]

And how is your board

[@finfog4590]

A good finish doesn’t erase the dysfunction before it. Are Crystal Palace aiming for Europe next season based on their end of season form..?

[@jasonthfc7096]

You will be in for poch next 💯

[@luckyrater4344]

I even feel bad that I support Chelsea. I might leave football for a while... Coz, Poch needed time... And what he has done is good given the young team...

[@TheJoker1904]

He decided to leave

[@swaibssemakula232]

I understand your point of view for sure....these big non sensical board just are too political in everything

[@michaelowens6533]

Best you leave footy for good if that's your attitude. I followed them from the top end of the old First Division to a game from relegation to Division 3. Threw money in the buckets too....if you are old enough to know what I'm on about. I've seen high highs and I've seen low lows and believe me today's news, although disappointing, is just another crash on the road to more trophies.

[@charlessakwa3509]

@@michaelowens6533 I am not a Chalsie fan but what you just said is a mark of a true / genuine supporter

[@alanfox691]

You go & do that then & dont come back your not need. Chelsea for life in good times or bad.

[@mervyncharter]

Villa Fan, Had to look at my calendar to make sure its not April 1st. Absolutely ludicrous decision, I thought Chelsea were starting to gel and they would have been nailed on for Top 4 next season. To get to 4th after the start of the season they had with all those injuries and new players trying to bond, i thought was an amazing achievement. This is up there with Birmingham sacking John Eustace when in 6th, as decisions by people who need their brains examining.

[@gazagovana3291]

Emery gonna be at Chelsea tomorrow

[@RatonLaveur-th7mi]

​@@gazagovana3291😂😂😂😂😂To play conference league instead of UCL??

[@olumidebello9694]

I don't recognize this club anymore

[@japhethgeorge1986]

I really don't

[@AtkinsCee]

@@japhethgeorge1986No disrespect but aren’t Chelsea known to sack managers all the time. That’s kinda your clubs thing

[@Frxstzaep]

@@AtkinsCee no

[@jah5076]

@@AtkinsCee yes but 9/10 times its the correct decisions, this is completely wrong

[@AtkinsCee]

@@jah5076 I agree. Poch should’ve gotten one more season to prove himself. Sacking him will only put Chelsea back another few years

[@FaktzTV]

These owners seriously has some mental issues.

[@junioradult6219]

Its chelsea mentality. Look how many coaches they have gone through past 20 years. Started long before boehly

[@BirdLives7]

​@@junioradult6219Yes but those managers actually won

[@kage6483]

Boehly is a joke

[@junioradult6219]

This started long before boehly. Look at how many managers they have had past 20 years. If any made it to 3 or 4 years they were very lucky

[@guguy00]

*Eghbali

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

Not just Boehly. Eghbali and Clearlake as well

[@Tsh336e]

What is happening in this club?? Fans need to be worried about the direction of this club

[@notreal1477]

What do you suggest? Should we have chained poch to the goal posts and sb and forced him. To manage?

[@Bornfromabove-dr5ve]

​@@notreal1477suffer with your Chelsea then

[@syncopmotion8760]

Maybe Boehly = new Glazers?

[@finfog4590]

I think they were worried when a new signing was announced every week!

[@Tsh336e]

@@notreal1477 Four mangers since January 2023. That must be a good thing

[@Blacky-label]

Chelsea is not about winning the last 5 games

[@LindokuhleKongwana]

😂😂😂

[@bigaleka92]

Thank goodness. I was starting to panic that Chelsea were looking a lot better. Great decision Chelsea board. You really want to make sure you don’t break into the top 4. This headline should read Chelsea don’t know what they’re doing!!

[@Inuraen2]

😂

[@Vader535]

The news that Poch has left has come as a big surprise to me.

[@arafatahmed3454]

C'mon, he was just getting started. He ended up in sixth position and fought toe to toe against city in both the Pl matches. No premier league club even arsenal could do it. his starting was not good but gradually he was getting rythm. You have to give time to managers to buiild a squad. Look at RM, they hardly change their squad.

[@NeoSpacian1237]

You can’t compare madrids squad to Chelsea … crazy statement 🤡

[@talkshitko9234]

Liverpool went toe to toe with city.

[@arafatahmed3454]

@@talkshitko9234 Liverpool' first game against city, in that city really played better and in the second half o believe Liverpool played better. Dokus foul was enough for Liverpool to earn a penalty

[@aaronwilliams7543]

@@talkshitko9234how did that turn out . Why comparing Liverpool to city if city is not a real club

[@arafatahmed3454]

@@NeoSpacian1237 try understand what I said. It's not about the comparison between two teams, it's the strategy to build a team and winning mentality. Chelsea and Madrid are unmatch to compare but there is no harm in adopting a strategy of a successful team to develop another team

[@charlesapana9935]

This shocking actually

[@jtfc7286]

Madness - just starts to get things going with an absolutely massive squad and all that upheaval in the summer and they sack him😂 not to mention the pool of managers available at the moment isn’t great. Be very careful what you wish for Todd Boehly

[@srizzyc7668]

Did you read the title

[@jtfc7286]

@@srizzyc7668mutual consent basically means a manager was sacked but they want it to look amicable - Poch will have wanted to stay but the board weren’t happy with the season

[@finfog4590]

@@jtfc7286If he has no control over transfer, and can’t get anyone over 25 - will he really be happy? I don’t think so.

[@srizzyc7668]

@@jtfc7286 I would say difference in direction, transfers, fan connection etc would have played a part too. If poch wanted to I’m sure he could have stayed but we booed him and tried to get him sacked all season so I’m sure he’s quite pleased to leave on a good note and try elsewhere

[@jtfc7286]

@@srizzyc7668yeah definitely something on his side as well - but he doesn’t strike me as the kind to give up - I’d imagine they came to an agreement before he was thrown under the bus

[@wararicharles2628]

Here we go again

[@ngoniebauer]

Poch was never going to take Chelsea to any titles

[@kdurnford]

As a Saints fan I loved Poch, but I can see him going to Man Utd. Perfect fit for them.

[@BigSmokeMUFC]

For that comment alone, I hope Southampton stay in the Championship forever. Plz delete

[@jyd93]

That's the move for Ponch & Man U.

[@gabdahiel]

D'accord avec toi.

[@listowel4401]

@@BigSmokeMUFC😂😂

[@gazagovana3291]

We got Ten Haag, we're good.

[@pauljohnson8540]

Never felt MP was the right man. Would be nice to have a manager who has won something?

[@fw7128]

What are these owners doing to our club

[@MueAbrahamShamimi]

Am tired of this todd era as a fans

[@ashleyhallows2566]

Ruining it !

[@dewiwilliams4821]

I don't think poch could have stayed on with just a year left on his contract, and while I would have given him a 12 month extension, we don't know exactly what he was asking for. Mutual termination of contract was very likely, especially given poch's comments, which implied it a few weeks back. Not the end of the world for chelsea or poch.

[@ZizouTheKing22]

As a Liverpool fan, I love this 😂

[@mohammedashiraf3889]

Chelsea is a winning team not mid table team lets get on with the new manager

[@oladmejiakogun1263]

It’s took him 7 months to figure out a tactics he has to go!

[@agt2659]

I don’t think you realise great things in life takes time to conquer

[@Irvine_Harper1919]

Feel sorry for the guy. Poch finally got the team good yet he wasn't given a real chance.

[@mhonromopatton8068]

And as a Chelsea Fan....WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@OGCHuila]

Only the board don't realise it and yet will expect a top four finish next season from a new coach

[@steviem8466]

What do Bohley and co expect after recruiting 1Billion worth of players with no premier league experience!

[@mockinghyena960]

For the club to win a quadruple, apparently

[@M4NA5]

Todd Boehly masterclass 🐐

[@DRIVER-SEBVET]

Yes 😂😂😂

[@TheJoker1904]

Poch left he decided to leave not be sacked

[@junioradult6219]

Ide say chelsea in general. They have been going through coaches long before boehly got there

[@akuvisionrdc]

Chelsea need jose Mourinho back or alozon x

[@DRIVER-SEBVET]

They didn't sack Potch, he did more or less said on few occasions he'd be leaving.... He was clearly not happy there and that is the reason he left, "no mutual consent" here....

[@harleyb7880]

Bro he's been sacked, bro... Don't let fancy words change that fact.

[@yanikdavid3708]

As a Chelsea fan for over a decade, I'm sad that Poch is leaving, but I think this just shows how fickle alot of the fans are, I can remember as recent as the Arsenal game, so many fans were calling for Poch's head. Everybody is annoyed because Chelsea won their last game, but had they ended the season on a loss, there would be a different mood to Poch leaving. As a fan I'm unhappy that Poch is leaving because he brought stability to the club which hasn't been there since mid 2022, but at the same time, games like the Arsenal game, Carabao Cup final, FA Cup semi final showed that maybe Poch is not the manager for big games. Whether thats more on the players or Poch only time will tell. Just my 2 cents.

[@CB-lw7ty]

This feels like the wrong decision, not because we've done well recently or that I think he can push us to the title picture (I dont think he can) but the club needs stability right now and for another season just to keep the ship steady, I'd of kept him. Let alone there's not a great raft of managers available right now that you can bank on doing anything.

[@alanfox691]

It feels like a choice that was always coming. Potchatino was never the right fit in the first place. And from what The Media was saying I think Potchatino know for a long time what was coming. Personally think the players have know for a leat two months & that is why the form picked up because they want to make sure they are in the new mangers plans how ever it will have been watching the games some how I honestly dont think the dramatic up turn in form had anything to do with Potchatino. If uou remember back to The League Cup Final agent Liverpool he was absolutely clueless how to change it tactically against Liverpool I believe that was the hame that got the ownership thinking if Potchatino was truly the man for the job I am not saying they made up there minds then just at that was the first seed of doubt planted & it grew from there.

[@specific5205]

​@@alanfox691now look at someone who can think clearly 👍

[@Alex-of4hv]

It will be hard for Chelsea to sign a big coach after what was happening with the previous coaches.

[@BlessingsMandajames]

As a Chelsea fan I feel sorry for Chelsea this is nosense you can't sack Pochetino and bring ipswich town coach I think the owners are confused now

[@doml8959]

Nuts that Ten Hag has outlasted Poch... Chelsea were starting to click.

[@frank.8232]

Chelsea in big trouble.Owners are the problem.

[@junioradult6219]

Looking back chelsea have been doing this before boehly even got there. managers past 20 years for them were lucky to make it 3 or 4 years

[@OmarRama-s8e]

😂😂my club now which manager will we have 🤣🤣

[@TheShaneGuy]

This was clearly decided weeks ago which is why Chelsea have been in contact with Amorim, De Zerbi Tuchel and McKenna. The way Poch talked about how managers can also be unhappy and leave, and his body language whilst talking about his "nice private meal with Todd Boehly", were clear signs he wan unhappy about not being backed with a contract. Boehly and Co are still making the same mistakes. What Poch did last season with that squad was remarkable and he leaves with his own reputation strengthened.

[@thokozanidubazana527]

Nothing remarkable what the man did.

[@TheShaneGuy]

@@thokozanidubazana527 How many of those players could play for City, Arsenal or Liverpool which is who Chelsea owners wanted to compete with? Disasi, Badiahsile, Jackson as the only striker, Noni, Challobah, Petrovic as only keeper, Chukwuemeka, Ugochukwu, Casedei, Washington as the only backup striker? Also with struggling to adapt players like Mudryk, Caicedo and Enzo with the whole squad being bloated and immature with no experience in the dressing room? And whilst there take out James, Chilwell, Nkunku, Lavia which is the equivalent of losing TAA Walker White, Robertson, Gvardiol Zinchenko, and whatever you consider to be the best forward and one of the best young midfielders at all clubs. Tuchel and Lampard's first season did well at Chelsea because he had James and Chilwell fit and able to play regularly with both full backs at their best, and Chelsea are never the same team without them under every manager since.

[@Themaddon]

I ain’t a Chelsea fan but I thought Chelsea was doing well at the back end of the season and they will be a force next season or well almiron will be the next manager

[@preciousasikhui6438]

Time for SPECIAL ONE to return.

[@markusmanstroma3156]

If Roman was still around Poch would have been sacked halfway through the season. Chelsea are a revolving door with managers but it’s not stopped them winning silverware over the last 20 years. I don’t believe Poch will be losing any sleep over this especially seeing that big check hit his bank account.

[@sammitwum]

This is not only shocking, but ridiculously nonsense. They will regret this in the near future. For any new Manager, just think twice before you make the mistake to join Chelsea because this decision simply means that you must guarantee them instant success, which is very unfair.

[@ruchiradias3621]

The awkward handshake with Two Sporting Directors says it All 😢

[@TheDemon-cl2th]

WTF he got us Europe next season gonna be the same as last new manager new players no time to gel

[@litmuspaper7238]

Conference

[@EthanZoid]

Kaveh here with the 2 syllables per minute

[@joshbutler8147]

The target was top 4!?!? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Euphoricjoe]

With half the squad out….

[@brandonjablasone7544]

@@Euphoricjoeand half the squad didn't even play together for like 1 season

[@saidhashi2856]

With half the team injured and the other half adapting to the club.

[@muhdfazli7409]

With half the squad fighting for penalty kick

[@spongebobubu]

As a mu fan I’m shocked by his depature. He and Chelsea did well in their late season surge.

[@akshatjoshi5427]

Boehly out!!

[@MueAbrahamShamimi]

Todd out

[@robin231176]

Doesn't add up - if Poch wasn't demanding more say in the transfer market, why did he think it wasn't working?

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

Him being punted before Eric Ten Hag is wild.

[@joshnreviews9988]

Embarrassing. Going through coaches like toilet paper. Poch did much better than last season and was respected by the players.

[@Sjtoolsie]

Chelsea were always too to be better than last season, Cole Palmer saved Poch on multiple occasions, individual brilliance as opposed to tactics

[@bipinrian]

There is never a dull day at Chelsea. Another hilarious season loading!

[@simonpilkington1931]

At least they didn’t rush a decision..

[@MKhan1-12]

Frank Lampard has been named caretaker coach again 😂

[@Tony605]

Zolla

[@shampunchoo5488]

😂

[@jerkov420]

When Roman and his board had their managerial merry-go-round, they actually made sense....bar Ancelotti's sacking

[@Muzmurethiopian]

Why Why Why Why

[@vishalacharya5683]

Sign Jose Mourinho then if this club wants to achieve something

[@GamingFunps4andxboxone]

How long will the next manger last at chelsea 🤔

[@Tony605]

6 months

[@thamananm3159]

Journalist asked the question saying we just need a top class striker. Mate our defence is a shambles lol

[@luizhumbertocampos1103]

I hope Mourinho returns to Chelsea. It would be EPIC!

[@Blacky-label]

Fxck no!!!

[@jacklegros6614]

😂😂😂😂

[@luizhumbertocampos1103]

@@jacklegros6614 Funny are PL fans that prefer managers like De Zerbi, that won 0 titles, over proven winners like José

[@eadamic17]

Who comes in? Sean Dyche? Brendan Rodgers? Sam Allardyce? David Moyes?

[@Tony605]

None of them.

[@mockinghyena960]

Wayne Rooney 😂

[@Tony605]

@@mockinghyena960 Zola

[@Chakirisan]

I don't understand this at all, Pochettino was building a solid team...especially if you look at where they were last year. He's a coach players like, I can't imagine who will replace him.

[@otdavid_]

What's going on! Managers are just leaving like flies. But if I'm honest it's good that poch leaves cause De Zerbi will 100% turn chelsea into a force to be reckoned with.

[@brandonjablasone7544]

😂😂😂 poch beat him like 3 times. Pouch was a better coach.

[@terryfarrell]

Shockingly bad decision by Chelsea management. Poch deserved to take this group of players forward.

[@delmorva9877]

Poor decision lad's!!! Potch was just getting things going. SMH

[@charmielcharway9301]

For real

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

When everyone else thinks you are mad. It's not normally everyone else who is wrong. The owners have been saying trust the process all season, but they couldn't trust their own process 😂😂😂😂

[@themunichguys1758]

Tuchel would be the best decision

[@Osc1llateW1ldly]

lol

[@Tony605]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sudiprochakraborty2827]

Never go back to your ex

[@Tony605]

@@sudiprochakraborty2827 100%

[@dm8994]

Ima keep saying it, if you change the players every season, and the manager 2 times a season, the weak link is not in those 2 factors.

[@Blacky-label]

32 weeks of horrendous football from chelsea this season

[@brandonjablasone7544]

Chelsea player some of the best football this year. We had a lot of bad luck on our side but we produce a lot of good football.

[@Blacky-label]

@@brandonjablasone7544 yes and now we move on brother

[@truth_defender4572]

How do you sack a manager who won the last 5 games? Makes no sense

[@Comatosedpeanut]

1 loss on their last 15 or something

[@kojosparkschannel3825]

Chale we need some consistency in this team. He didn’t impress so much but did better than all the coaches who came after Tuchel and based on where we ended just this season, I feel we should have given him another season 😢

[@Pipkins0263]

Good

[@ravenr960]

Bring back tuchel asap

[@kiruishow2104]

Good news and bad news at the same times because we aren't sure if the club will choose a more experienced couch but not a young coach.

[@mattsmith4589]

Roberto De Zerbi IS THE ONLY OPTION!

[@jab-gn3sw]

There's loads of options

[@cowzze923]

mans busy smoking cigarettes with sarri

[@3chords490]

It was just starting to come together , and they pulled the plug? WTF

[@jackylam3322]

Poch managed to get along with DANIEL LEVY for few seasons before leaving Spurs. And just few weeks ago Palmer said the lads LOVE Poch and wanna FIGHT for him. Even such a likeable coach can’t stay BEOYND 1 SEASON with THIS BOARD. We all do see WHO is the problem here.

[@manglaljoysimte2910]

As of now being a chelsea fan for 22 yrs with this decision i've lost ma mind whether i would still be watching football😢

[@serwangerstark8406]

Feeling totally gutted! Pochettino is the sort of Manager you allow the first season and judge him the second season. We were all ready to see Poch go again next season

[@S-A-M-]

Chelsea back to square 1 now, he had good season run in form & got team back up into Europe with their lorry loaded squad feels harsh

[@vPzWalkerx]

Around the same squad size as half the other premier league clubs

[@dveryblueblood]

And why would you hire a manager whose vision for the club is different from yours? The madness at Chelsea is epic

[@paulboswell6690]

Now that’s Gallagher Challo sold Add that to Maatsen Sterling Borja Sanchez or Kapa Chilwell So you can see why porch wants to leave

[@mingyeewong1590]

I actually was surprised he left so Bit of a harsh decision on boely.

[@mmsmith1525]

News like this is what I'm waiting to hear about ETH at Manchester United, what is he waiting on to pack up and leave.

[@kayhal]

finally there's a window to get poch into man utd. get him now!

[@caesarliamana6983]

Winstanely & Stuart are a problem. With these 2 guys Chelsea is not going anywhere.

[@chibengamuseli424]

Poch will go to Brighton and he will finish above Chelsea next season.

[@thembanitshabangu2919]

This club is confused.

[@danielshamu8890]

These new owners will never have anything good, WE the fans understood the process, you cannot turn around a club with 80% new young players in 1 season, you should have given him more time, the squad was getting there, this will set us back another 2 seasons.

[@amatoxrhino8901]

Surely why is he leaving the club atleast we have tried with him. Don't leave the club

[@MegaHiskia]

Kaveh at it again talking a lot without saying nothing at the end

[@DarreBet]

he just like to be in focus he thinks everything is about him

[@kelvinsundayraymond125]

Are this owners not choking Chelsea fc to it's last breath? This decision is utterly senseless and ridiculous. 😡😡😡. The four clueless mascatiers ( Bohly, Bali, Winstanly & Stuet).

[@CristianoSantos-ej3qn]

Only 1 of those 5 wins came against a side that was actually playing for anything tangible. Only positives this year is our performances against the top 6 sides and the general feel good attitude around the club but our old problems still remain, no on pitch leadership, soft defence and still struggle to break down low blocks. At least two of those are on the coach if we're being honest guys.