The Real Reason Pochettino Decided To QUIT Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino's turbulent first season as Chelsea manager has ended. Despite a strong finish to the season that saw The Blues get back into Europe, he has chosen to leave the club by mutual consent.
But rather than the dressing room or a bust-up with the owners, this decision was one that was entirely tactical, and has been visible on the pitch ever since he took charge. FourFourTwo's Adam Clery looks at why the club were on the right track, but it's still a decision that makes sense.
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[@asmundlvgreen7689]

The Enzo/Conor crossroads thing is spot on

[@IncredibleMet]

Barely noticed that point when he brought it up

[@Unknown-fh5lb]

@@IncredibleMetone of the most interesting points for sure

[@brandonjablasone7544]

Conor is more direct that why we started scoring for goals. Enzo side ways passing lost us a lot of game and bro kept loosing the ball

[@fly51256]

Cesc Fabregas? Thiago Motta?

[@PlaystayShaun]

​@@brandonjablasone7544we shouldn't be direct all the time with our squad we should look to hold onto the ball more and wait for the right opportunity, when Enzo was playing poch had us rushing the ball forward at every opportunity which is why we kept losing the ball

[@daniels.9740]

The worst part - he was the Eghbali choice, he was the guy they hired after months of research and interviews. If they wanted possession so much, they had every opportunity to get Enrique, he really wanted the job. Weird stuff

[@JeremyMizero]

Tbf they got potter for that but unfortunately it didn't work out so they panicked and just picked someone who already has pl experience

[@tevineonly4927]

Enrique is overrated cause of Barcelona stint, his jdp tactics are poor

[@1987benhur]

They also want a yes man so ofc Enrique wasnt going to accept that.

[@kerus567]

Enrique is the man who does triathlon and doesn't want to be a puppy under Eghbali, someone doesn't know football at all. Which means De Zerbi, also not a puppy, hard to live under Eghbali, he's going to fire at them at the last moment.

[@CH33KYiZninj4]

they want a yes man above all. poch was sick of their shit. the egg is a big egg

[@Circa500A.D.]

This channel is outstanding. Just enough of the correct sort of data and fun.

[@kieranmcmahon1745]

Best football analysis channel on KZbin, he has everything.

[@mikeish6640]

Agreed just the perfect mix

[@S0L12D3]

Agreed. He sticks to the facts, here and they’re explaining in his words what this facts mean. He’s very precise

[@GaraGaraVideo]

This dude is. He makes gags but doesn't derail things to do so. So if you don't like the gag it's all good cos he's moved on. The other dude pauses the football to make a shit gag and it's jarring and annoying. This man is spot on

[@Theredbastard2023]

It’s unbelievable Adam constantly shows up all the commentators as just that, their analysis is WEAK.

[@ZacharyShahan]

The smartest guy, or at least best communicator (with all the background data and analysis required), in football media.

[@OserojiemenKing]

💯

[@Seanself363]

The same guy that said Chelsea would win the league this season 😂😂😂😂😂

[@valerioharvey7289]

​@@Seanself363when?

[@exprsyourself]

@@Seanself363 Actually, if they played the first half like they did the second half of the season, they actually could have.

[@John_Kennedy27]

Actually ​@@exprsyourself

[@ameyasaraf8381]

Bro, that De Zerbi flashes killed me HAHAHA

[@itschris1065]

I think he wants De Zerbi to Chelsea but im not sure 😭😭

[@Finance.z]

De Zerbi to Chelsea is done, just yet to announce. De Zerbi prefers keeping it under wraps

[@cryptonomous888]

I got a bad feeling it’s McKenna

[@n0body550]

@@cryptonomous888bad feeling?

[@Deehydrate]

​@@Finance.zThat aged well huh? 🤣🤣Maresca

[@davidborwick2339]

Seems like "preferred style of football" might be the kind of thing you'd ask a manager during his job interview instead of giving him a two year contract and firing him a year later.

[@mauddib1761]

At least they didn't spend £20m on this one to buy him out of his contract and then sack him within 6 months. I'm sure Clearlake's investors in Saudi Arabia are lining-up more bids for their fringe player's again this summer anyway so they don't fail FFP/PSR

[@davidborwick2339]

@@mauddib1761 So true.

[@shawnmagma7090]

Should’ve given the job to enrique then

[@Trudy-uk4lj]

Pochettino was a transitional manager. He was hired for his man management ability. He brought the best out the young players and motivated them to be themselves. He didn't coach the players. Which is why we can't break down low block teams. Now the players have matured under him and now need a coach who teach them build up play.

[@Trudy-uk4lj]

Pochettino was a transitional manager. He was hired for his man management ability. He brought the best out the young players and motivated them to be themselves. He didn't coach the players. Which is why we can't break down low block teams. Now the players have matured under him and now need a coach who teach them build up play.

[@caamafia]

All those stats tells us Chelsea made 6th off individual brilliance rather than a consistent play style

[@MBryn]

Cole Palmer and Gusto..for the most part

[@BrianNwokedi]

Thank you for taking about Egbhali and Paul Winstanley… Boehly is the punching bag that pundits like to hit at, but the core problem is not him.

[@mauddib1761]

At least when they used to sack managers it was because they had a manager with a proven track-record ready to come in with the expectation that they'd win a trophy or they'd be sacked too. I heard a stat that I think under Abramovich the club nea h ver went more than two years without a trophy. They used to go after any manager who had recent success. i remember the media saying that the Champions League final between Mourinho's Porto and Deschump's Monaco was the audition for the Chelsea job and whoever won it would get that job. Abramovich was ruthless when he sacked managers, Clearlake seem clueless rather than ruthless. Chelsea fans probably knew the writing was on the wall when the recruitment for the first summer transfer window was handled by a venture capital guy with no experience of any working in football at any level and overpaying for players like Cucerella I know it's been said by a lot of people, but they really should just have bough Brighton. It's clearly the model they want where "success" is how much they can make on players rather than winning any trophies. They only waht to win those to increase their "brand awareness". I just find it crazy now that the reason to have academy players come through is to sell them so they can afford to buy young players from elsewhere who don't seem to be a massive upgrade on the academy players they sold

[@timmyjoshua276]

@@mauddib1761 abramovich did the same with the academy, remember how we hired sarri yh we were panicking

[@frankreynolds9930]

​@@mauddib1761Don't know why chelsea fans are so clueless. New ownership wants to be SUSTAINABLE. How hard it's to understand that. Roman way wasnt. Chelsea spend awful lot in past decade but mostly turned to competing for cup competition only and no way near title challenge. They have the smallest revenue in big 6 and there wasn't a proper direction for long term. Everyone keeps saying Brighton but they don't have enough revenue to compete for anything. We are buying some talented young players which they couldn't have done with Brighton. Gallagher, Chalobah are limited. Their replacement are better technical wise better suited for possession football. Also they are pure profits while newer players are amortized.

[@adamfrancourt8631]

Adam, mate, in a vast expanse of sensationalist bile, paranoid rambling, and trendy cynicism, you are truly an oasis of comprehensible data, witty analogies and sensible takes backed by sound reasoning. Very happy I subscribed a while ago. You're one of the first names I click on for footy analysis. Keep up the great work lad!

[@dewiwilliams4821]

I subscribed off the back off this vid. Wonderful stuff, and this Adam lad always makes me chuckle. Very good presenter and very good analysis too.

[@adamfrancourt8631]

@dewiwilliams4821 couldn't agree more. I often make the mistake of going into forums to see what the broad sentiment is across the fan base. Mate. I swear, people simply try to outdo one another on who can have the gloomiest take in three sentences or less. What I love about Adam's vids is that he doesn't put out safe, neutral, analysis, and he doesn't hide behind stats. I love that he puts his neck on the line, and I love that he doesnt cave to whatever the trendy opinion is. He's spoken at length this season about Chelseas underperformance and what the causes are. I appreciate many elements about Pochettino as a person, but having seen every Adam video on Chelsea this season, not only am I not that surprised, but I genuinely think it's the best move all around. Even though I would agree that it's not really 'fair'.

[@dewiwilliams4821]

@adamfrancourt8631 Yes, I would have hoped for continuity, but I have forgotten poch already.

[@vincecosta]

Totally agree.

[@chad9971]

GallaDAWG was the most improved this season to me (outside of Palmer since he wasn't a Chelsea player last year). At this point, Clearlake should have just bought Brighton. Easier to just infuse Brighton with capital than try and turn Chelsea into Brighton with inflated costs since Chelsea will be forced to pay premiums.

[@Luke6fk]

If you had the opportunity to buy Athletico Madrid or Getafe who would you buy? I agree with what you are saying, but why would an American investor be interested in a mid table club with no history when a much bigger club is available.

[@chad9971]

@@Luke6fk I would buy Getafe. I see your point but the same argument could be argued in the other direction (I.e. Manchester City). At Getafe you can bring on young talent for far less wages and get time from the supporters until it clicks. Shoot, when Abramovich bought Chelsea they had some decent success in the past but they became a juggernaut after him. He bought them relatively cheaply and turned them into a billion dollar empire.

[@Luke6fk]

@@chad9971 yeah, very true. Us football fans would know this, but I don’t think these American owners did much research into Chelsea or other clubs (e.g. brighton’s) play styles/football ethos. They just wanted the biggest brand available on the market at time.

[@mauddib1761]

Brighton are also the model they want to emulate too it seems. They want to buy players for a low-cost, sell them for a profit and win the ultimate prize in football - the net spend table

[@chad9971]

@@mauddib1761 to companies/investors that’s the prize. To the fans and players, we couldn’t care less. We want TROPHIES.

[@itsScrappyJoe]

Watching every game of Chelsea this year, knew something was terribly wrong. Thanks for putting that into words man 😊

[@RefnRes]

The real issue with these stats used is that they are based on the entire season. They tell nothing about how the team developed over the course of the season. Chelseas season really was a tale of two halves. So I'm certain quite a few of these stats are bogged down by the issues of low cohesion and inexperience being more impactful in the 1st half of the season. These stats would be very different if you took them again from just the 2nd half of the season (4th in the form table) or since Chalobah returned (3rd in the form table) or since the bounceback after that Arsenal loss (2nd in the form table). I just believe its very flawed to judge a team on the entire season without taking the season in chunks and seeing how they developed. They gave Poch mainly player for high intensity penetrative play. Of course the coach then is going to play in a way that he has the tools for.

[@topclassentertainment5344]

Please stop smoking Crack. It's called a league for a reason with 38 weekday games. The season doesn't start in March or April, it starts in August. Not when other teams are racking up points from August to February then u start building momentum from March. That has been the issue with Chelsea for a while now and more reason I supported the sacking of Pochetino. However, I feel the Board are clueless by going for B-Rated coaches from Championship clubs like Ipswich and Brighton. Chelsea is supposed to be an elite team contesting trophies at the highest level but this Burger King and Milkshake owners are turning us to Brendtford ( No disrespect). We should be going for world class coaches, buying a bit of experienced players and mixing them up with the youngins. It's so unfortunate, our philosophy of never going a season trophy less, has been thrown into the wind 😡.

[@limofootball]

@@topclassentertainment5344 point is some of these players were only here for 3 months

[@RefnRes]

​@@topclassentertainment5344 Its not smoking crack to point out that Chelsea in the 1st half of the season were wildly different from Chelsea in the 2nd half of the season. Its also not smoking crack to acknowledge that Chelsea at the start of the season were a team of players who had barely played together before. Chelsea at the beginning of the season had zero cohesion playing vs teams that had 3,4 and sometimes 5+ years of playing together. Its plain common sense that Chelsea needed time to build cohesion because players need that time to learn each other and the tactics.

[@topclassentertainment5344]

@@RefnRes STFU and wake up. Dude cohesion or no Cohesion, Gel or no Gel, tactics or no tactics, If u see the goal post, shoot the ball and score a goal, which ofcuz mediocre players like Jackson missed. If chances had been taken from the unset, we won't be having this conversation.

[@TheOldSensei75]

I'm pretty sure he said that the stats don't change drastically in the second half of the season. Sorry if i am completely mistaken, in which case, I am the guy on crack lol.

[@BestBoyPatrick]

I’m so so so glad to hear someone outside the Chelsea tactical bubble say this. It’s been so evident all year. This squad is just not built for poch football. It’s a squad BUILT to play possession football. Poch isn’t a possession manager. Our midfield was constantly over exposed and our defence could not stop conceding. Players like Gallagher excelled because they’re PERFECT for Poch football. I’m not saying it’ll be perfect with a possession manager, it’s still a young side that’s gelling, but we saw what this team can do with a bad fit… imagine if they actually had a manager that maximised their ability. Plus it’s another year of gelling. This team will come together in time

[@RefnRes]

The squad is largely built for Pochs football. Enzo is not built for it. You dont turn to players like Mudryk, Jackson, Sterling Madueke and in some respects even Gusto if you want lots of slow build up and technical horizontal passing. You sign those players if you want to hit hard and fast with quick penetrating play and hard pressing. Chelseas recruitment has been all over the place. Theres not been a uniform approach window to window. Mostly they don't have these technical Enzo like possession players so to expect a coach to play that way for 1 player is just silly thinking by Eghbali and these directors.

[@littleninj0r]

Also fair to say Poch's tactics were outdated

[@Finance.z]

It’s literally built for De Zerbi, I think intentionally…

[@brandonjablasone7544]

@@littleninj0rno it is not cause Madrid are still playing quick counter attack football. And poch game isn't counter attack. He focuses more on transition play. Meaning when we are in position and we loose the ball. We win it back as quick ass possible. This distablizes your opponent and you can score quicker goal. The difference between counter attack and high press transition football is you don't wait for the opponent to attack you. You take the game to the opponent. Weather it be position base or not. This why often time you saw Chelsea not afraid to retain position and pin their opponent back but when doing this we don't have skill for player that can break the team down. Or when we do, do that Jackson miss the chances. His style of play is subsetable to counter attach thus he need fast player for recovery. Enzo was a bad signing from the beginning cause Chelsea is not city and even at city Enzo won't make it because he's positionally poor.

[@edwardnyarondia3448]

I prefer poch ball to whatever rubbish they are looking for.

[@jyd93]

Brilliant Assessment and Spot on. Anybody realize they were undefeated without Enzo? To see them go forward was amazing and the results showed. Look at Cacideo. First half of the season was nothing but square & back passes to the nearest player. Then he starts going forward and was a beast. Good luck to Ponch. His agent must be extremely busy. He turned around a Trainwreck. If Burnley & Sheffield were wins instead of ties they're in CL.

[@limofootball]

Stop this stupid narrative. Enzo was playing with hernia and Cucurella was injured. Why was this not part of the analysis? He literally proved Gallagher didn't actually play Enzo's role but Cucu did. So, what's the comparison for? Cucu couldn't invert in presence of Enzo? Yeah bc they never played together. Poch is shit btw. Every HT talk made the team worse. What was that about?

[@antoniomontana6128]

Got yourself a new sub, the moment I saw how you present things. Very eye pleasing and easy to understand, appreciate it.

[@EXRampage]

Same

[@Whatmowthelawn]

Poch did an OK job but he tried to turn a very technical good team into a team of runners and was never the right fit for the squad. He did manage to improve chelseas glass jaw that was so devestating at the beginning of the season, so credit to him for that. Its much harder to change mentally than tactics and he did that. Can go out with his head held high

[@brandonjablasone7544]

😂😂😂 y'all killing me with This shit. Chelsea had tired legs at the beginning of the season all but Gallagher couldn't play a full 90 weekly. Technically good team when you have player like Enzo and Caciedo loosing the ball in the midfield. Miss me with that nonsense. The owner are mad cause player like Gallagher and Trever are out performing their 100 mil players 😂😂😂 they just a shame because money can't buy quality

[@boalifevida7212]

No no pochetino messed it up himself Only the last 4 games we started to see a different chelsea thisis way to late

[@PlaystayShaun]

​@brandonjablasone7544 no mate, we have a squad full of technical players who want to have the ball as much as possible and pochettino forced them to play mainly transitional football for 90% of the season (which is why Gallagher thrived yet Enzo and caicedo didn't, they weren't being utilised properly)

[@frankreynolds9930]

​@@brandonjablasone7544It also caused chelsea to have the most injuries in PL. Poch was tactical naive who couldn't properly setup midfield. Also his insistence on being defensive most times put chelsea alot under pressure.

[@jesterbeats2898]

@@PlaystayShaun caicedo did thrive when gallagher was there but when enzo was there he looked clueless technical players dont work as hard as runners so it might seem that technique would be the forefront of what makes football look good but getting into the nitty gritty of football requires runners that will go the extra mile that is why all season gallagher with the caicedo looked good while enzo and the caicedo pairing looked so out of place runners will actually get you the results you desire while not having the best abilities but technique is precision and what is precision if you cant even control a game simple really

[@jivan8188]

It was bound to happen but sadly he didn’t get another season so disappointed

[@willmembreno9060]

Better now that fire him within 10 games of new season

[@robjelley1138]

Totally agree. I feel it’s the retaining Connor that’s a big issue here. Was clear potch didn’t want him sold in Jan dispute the owners wanting to cash in. Sadly the owners are ripping the soul out of our club

[@QuotidianStupidity]

Hopefully Chelsea just return to the pre 2003 levels

[@RandomWombleP]

@@QuotidianStupidity You mean challenging for but not winning the league, regularly playing in Europe and winning cups? People often forget we finished 4th a few weeks before Abramovich bought the club, won notable cups (not counting community shield and UEFA super cups) in 97, 98 (x2) and 2000 and lost in finals and semis a few times. We actually finished closer to Man U in 1999 (4pts behind) than Arsenal did to City last year and like Arsenal were top at Christmas only to let it slip away in the second half of the season.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

@@RandomWombleP yeh I’d settle for that

[@Sjtoolsie]

Gallagher is not a player you put all your eggs in one basket for

[@kostar500]

@@RandomWomblePEven in this tumultuous season, Chelsea got 6th place… actually not bad

[@afc4life_uk]

New owners but same Chelsea ethos. 5 managers in 20 months is mental.

[@BLGClipsx]

Why are you counting caretaker managers? Don’t make yourself look like a clown 🤡

[@shawnmagma7090]

More like 3 managers

[@AlbanianThrash]

we are so back

[@earthstar393]

That FA cup gag was funnier than it should've been😂

[@archiebuchan2563]

Definitely stealing it irl

[@MutolibIbraheem-wu2ny]

This guy is very talented. I have never seen anyone analyze a team like this

[@RDanJr]

Amazing explanation… as a Chelsea fan , my heart revives I get an explanation like this … and not think the owners are mugs

[@pitchperfectrefereeing]

Both can be true

[@BrianNwokedi]

Also… you are freakin brilliant at this! Keep up the absolute good work!

[@vincecosta]

Brilliant. Thank you for being a sane voice in the land of drama queen analysis and reactions.

[@davidbower6222]

Best analysis I’ve seen of the situation full stop. Great work

[@patrickjohnson3671]

The fact is though, Poch was never a possession playing type of coach so it would be more challenging for him to figure out how to get such a young team to play that way. He tried, but eventually he turned to what he knows best. People will always stick to what they know works for them, especially when they get desperate. It begs the point that the hiring process needs to be more aligned with the clubs philosophy.

[@book2316]

I always said throughout this season Chelsea FC has a management problem and not a player problem.

[@S14N9LS]

De Zerbi seems perfect. It'll be a race between him deciding to leave and them deciding to sack him. Also, if he was frustrated with losing players every season at Brighton, that'll never happen at Chelsea. All their players are signed on till the rapture (or 7 years beyond that, in some cases).

[@OlasojiOgunsanwo]

Pls give an in depth analysis as to why Roberto de zerbi will be a good fit.

[@MokaBeats664]

That is the thing we're all waiting for

[@wellwhatsgoingonhere]

I think the management should get over their Brighton obsession.

[@GuyJames]

I'm not actually sure he will be if they do choose him. His tactics are pretty risky for a team like Chelsea where losing three in a row pretty much equals being sacked, and he's fairly volatile in a similar way to Tuchel (and that didn't work out for him). Still, it'll be fun to see, albeit (almost certainly) with no Gallagher or Chalobah.

[@dylanallahar5711]

id wager its on the way

[@lj4749]

yeah a comparisson between De Zerbi & Amorim would be super interesting

[@oanthony1993]

I've read and watched a lot of content on this situation and this is BY FAR the best analysis I have seen. An excellent breakdown which has really helped make sense of what happened.

[@wandile.dlamini_]

Shoutout to you mate, gave me some sort of belief in the project throughout the season guess it was too good to be true.

[@Jayjaybills5030]

This guy Adam Clery is so so good! The best youtube football analyst in the world.. so smart! I Subscribe immediately!!! I love you!

[@mikeish6640]

Best youtuber out there and not just for sports. Adam just makes me laugh so much while also explaining in a technical but very understandable manner. I've got a lot on my plate right now and was actually feeling a bit upset and low. 15mins later and I feel happy again. You have a gift, never change man.

[@soumitratarafder8641]

I was waiting for your analysis mate 🙂

[@ZacharyShahan]

And it didn’t disappoint. Best take on it all that I’ve seen.

[@ravinrajoo8824]

The data analysis and conclusions drawn are insightful. There are a number of other channel presenters that refer to 442 and quote from the presentation.

[@Michealxlr]

Yeah I had though at the appointment of Poch that it didn't make sense for the type of players we had especially with mount being sold but then I saw Poch say he had "evolved" his game tactically to suit the modern day and thought it might work... safe to say it did not. Seeing my team be so open defensively has been frustrating to say the least. Glad he's gone but these sporting directors better pick someone that actually fits this time out. The squad may be young but make no mistake, there's more ability in there than every other team in the league barring the top 3. Also great vid as always man!

[@pekainvest]

Excellent football sense, analysis and reasoning. Keep it up buddy! ⚽️👏🏾

[@albertodebes]

started recently watching football this season so i'm fairly new to football tactics. these videos helped me see a bit of the other analytical side to the game that's honestly fascinating, so thank you!

[@Lupinicus1664]

Thank you, you have managed to distill the thoughts I have had while watching them this season into a cohesive theory. Good job.

[@InvertedDoyen]

Your Chelsea videos have been so good. Kudos, and thank you.

[@mynqmeis123]

Thanks for this video def boosted my mood 😂 I was a potch guy and this decision didn't make any sense to me but now it does

[@edwinwickson]

Dude, your research and analysis team are Goats! I learn a lot of football business dynamics by just watching this. Imagining how the board is making profit with football, future of players, and so on

[@pumpkinpietom]

Playing style had a massive bearing on the decision, as did recruitment. Also, the training of Poch was said to be too harsh and making the injury problems worse and Poch didn't want a dedicated set piece expert which Chelsea were insisting on due to the success of Arsenals set piece coaching.

[@RandomWombleP]

Thing about training and injury narrative Chelsea have had lots of injuries for the past 3 seasons not just this one. Difference between this one and last season is this year most other teams have also had lots of injuries.

[@K-B_]

@@RandomWomblePinjuries this season was off the charts tho we had injuries in previous seasons. Would love an informed discussion on real causes of the highest number ever this season

[@i838046]

Your analysis is second to none.

[@xeneize1793]

Great analysis as always. It would have been interesting to compare all these charts and stats from the first half to the second half of the season, because this is really a tale of two very different seasons

[@SirEEf13]

This video is honestly fantastic and an almost perfect sum up. Just wanted to add that Gallagher isn't even a bad player in a possession side, but in such a side his playstyle is better suited to a deeper lying position. Poch actually managed to get him to play both in the last 5 games as depending on how far the opponent progressed he was either sitting at CDM or pressing hell like usual. Gallagher is a good player under ANY manager and a world class one under the right tactics. Wouldn't be surprised for Poch to sign him for wherever he goes next.

[@mr.kharitonov]

Thank you Adam! As a Chelsea fan I needed this kind of therapeutic video analysis of what just happened. I feel that selling Gallagher will completely ruin my connection with the club (that has taken significant blows over the last two and a half years). You put it nicely, pointing out the difference in development plans between Poch and the management. There's one thing Chelsea has been consistently good at lately: keeping the show go on. Whether during the matches or in the quiet times of the year.. They know how to keep us engaged!

[@mouseinthehouse_]

They spent months last year interviewing coaches, discarding coaches like Enrique who practically begged to coach the team, only to hire Pochettino who was the worst choice. Then they part ways with Poch because they want a coach like Enrique. Makes you wonder if the people making the decisions have any idea what they are doing

[@GuyJames]

wonder no more, they clearly don't

[@brandonjablasone7544]

Enrique is trash cost PSG a lot of games.

[@farhadchaudhry]

Can't believe United debated Poch vs. Ten Hag for a whole year. They're effectively the same in philosophy.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

That’s very harsh on Poch

[@Nix-nb3zn]

Great video, your use of numbers were spot on

[@Mixedbywolf]

Your videos make football look easy. Love it

[@mattdoyle1208]

Really insightful take. From a chelsea fan, have been wondering what problems we have and you’ve hit the nail on the head

[@AJ-cy6iz]

Great break down tactical- and style- wise, ty.

[@jonathanlevy3747]

Adam, you really have very good analysis. And a charming demeanor. And nice dedication and passion. Good luck with all your pursuits. You're appreciated.

[@DJPHANTASY]

Always brilliant videos and the insights are 👌

[@msives]

brilliant video. Never understood why they want to sell Gallagher. Now I get it

[@zzzzoijzzzzz]

The reason for wanting to sell Gallagher that I've heard before is because he's an academy graduate. This means he was bought for peanuts so his sale would make a lot of profit which would help balance the books. But the reason in the video makes sense too.

[@QuotidianStupidity]

@@zzzzoijzzzzzthis. Anyone else would have to amortise in the buying fee, and Chelsea desperately need to balance the books or they will get penalised like Everton

[@philipsoo6833]

Brilliant video. Hits the nail on the head. In footballing terms this is a 'no blame divorce'. Obviously you question getting Poch in in the first place. Maybe blame needs to go there, but on the other hand based on Chelsea only giving Poch a 2 year contract (the shortest possible contract you can give a manager without him being label an 'interim') I'm guessing they were non-committal in the first place. Chelsea have gone into this relationship with Poch with usually fatal "but maybe I can him" thought (change Poch's style of football). To be fair, Poch did try and play more of possession style game earlier on in the season, albeit very unsuccessfully. In the end, especially the last 5 games, he reverted to what he's done for most of his 15 years as a coach - vertical football. It fully makes sense for the Poch and Chelsea to go there separate ways. Note: As I Chelsea fan, I'm grateful for a lot of the work he's done this year (reuniting the dressing room, nurturing and protecting players, building team spirit and eventually getting us the team back into European football). He seems like a really good guys, and I genuinely wish him all the best in future, apart from when he plays against us 👋👋

[@burgerbunsss]

very spot on with your take on gallagher and enzo. and the fact that poch had gallagher play most of the season in the 10 is crazy.

[@levindeed]

De Zerby will never work. They're looking for a yes man, and this guy is the definition of conflicting personality

[@kylelacy-andrews9017]

Although they underperformed some metrics, Chelsea did rank top of the Premier League for Number of goals involving Cole Palmer

[@charliemurphy6847]

4:55 works as a solid joke in hindsight too

[@IggyGoesPop666]

What are you saying here ... the tactical genius David Moyes would not be considered for the Chelsea manager job ... along with the Brighton, Ipswich or any of the Championship clubs manager roles 🤣🤣🤣

[@PederHanson]

This aged well (11:02)

[@vernonflood1128]

The best analysis and breakdown I've seen, thank you for making sense...

[@PalCabral]

I think you are right when it comes to the issue between how Poch wants to play and how some of the players act, but the reason he is leaving is that he probably put up an ultimatum about control and lost it.

[@nate_kang]

Chelsea supporter here, I honestly think this video helped change my mind, at least to a certain degree, on Poch's departure/sacking/quitting (whatever you want to call it). A big part of me is still disappointed of course because I side with Poch's vision over the owners' vision, and I'm also pissed that Gallagher, who's impressed me this past season and who truly plays for the badge, is likely going to be sold as he doesn't really fit the style of team they want to build (and also Chalobah, who like Gallagher is a homegrown player and is Chelsea through and through at heart). But at least the decision to part ways no longer seems inexplicable to me like it did only a few days ago. Excellent analysis 👏

[@stg243381]

Wonderful breakdown. Certainly better statistical argument than apparently "big chances missed." Is there a way to look at stylistic and statistical changes over the course of the two halves of the year?

[@michaeldominic3952]

One of your best, Adam.

[@shreejilpv2537]

This is such a brilliant analysis! Big fan of this channel 🙌

[@Simon-ip4yz]

Great analysis. But the question remains, should Chelsea try to emulate ManC with possession football, or try to outflank them with a different press and counter approach? Using an ice hockey analogy, I'd argue we should be looking to where the puck is going, not where it is now. Poch-ball was entertaining and was starting to work. I'm not convinced a new manager will be avle to out-Pep the maestro or even his apprentice Arteta.

[@treymederer1484]

Would love a video on how Kieran McKenna would fit the squad seeing as he’s the rumored top choice. Palmer and Nkunku playing as your inside forwards. Reece James playing the Leif Davis role on the right instead. Could be really interesting.

[@markusmanstroma3156]

Brilliant analysis as always! As a Chelsea fan this has helped a lot in getting my head level with the craziness going on right now.

[@TheWolfSaidPoofy]

I love Adam Clery's way of presenting and explaining and would take him over JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie every day of the week.

[@mfman2]

I could listen to Adam talk about football ALL. FREAKING. DAY.

[@Londonechoes]

Great analysis Adam, but Argentinian isn't a language mate🤣

[@umzzhaz10]

Great video brother! Hope we do get Di Zerbi, I wanted him before Poch came in

[@ilovemusic7291]

Always insightful analysis with such entertaining mannerisms ❤

[@kydwykqyd]

you are the best presenter in football atm

[@BenjaHxRx]

We love your shows, Adam!!! Hilarious as well😂😂. Keep it up!

[@RandomWombleP]

Enzo, Desasi and Sterling going may have been something Poch wanted but saying Mudryk was not involved in the winning run at the end and not fancied is reaching a little as he started a lot of those games and probably only missed out on playing on the final day due to the concussion protocols. Desasi does not really fit a possession based team either as he is a poor passer which is why the desire to sell Chalobah who is better in pretty much all areas for less money than we paid for Desasi really highlights the poor thinking. No matter who as manager we get I am willing to bet that we will finish in a worse position next season with or without any potential points deduction as a result of any FFP breaches. I also think the football is likely to end up being dull (endlessly passing around and around is not my cup of tea) if Enzo is the focal point but I could be wrong on that front.

[@redmondrecords2196]

Unparalelled analysis and deduction 💥

[@kingray4492]

most underrated football channel, you are the goat

[@larphraulen]

That segway at 3:00 into the photo of Poch laughing is 👌

[@weexist990]

Thanks for the insight. Really interesting and makes a lot of sense now why Poch left. It’s a real shame, we started to look like a team. With a few well thought out signings we could be challenging for a Champions league spot next season. The new owners have made some serious mistakes so far. The next coach has to be the right fit for what they are trying to do. I am not sure they will make the right choice.

[@michaelngiam6270]

Interesting observations, but the conflicting data rankings could be due to Chelsea's significantly better form in the season's 2nd half. We could have tested this hypothesis with splitting the data into season halves.

[@CeBePuH]

De Zerbi used to train Mudryk, and will be able to get most of of him and Enzo, which is where 80% of the investment is.

[@brandonjablasone7544]

😂😂😂😂 he's going to fail. Fact of the matter is your Enzo ain't as good as you think he is and mudryk shouldn't even be a professional player

[@craigbishop2529]

Enzo doesn’t suit a De Zerbi style team either… I’m unsure if you’ve watched Brighton play the last few years but the players that would thrive would be Gallagher and Caicedo. For the exact same reason as they did under Poch.

[@michaelrowe3511]

@@brandonjablasone7544 The problem is even when he comes back he won't be as fit as his team mates in pre season If Caicedo plays alongside Enzo his form will drop again However if he plays with Gallagher then we have a really solid defensive protection again We must find another place for Enzo Or we may as well not play Caicedo in that case put him on the bench and Play Gallagher with Enzo

[@Dafri2]

Haven't watched yet, but my thoughts: Poch didn't want to manage this finished club because the owners don't listen to him or ask for his input of what players he wants. Like he said, it is not HIS team. The terrible owners want a yes man they can control and Poch wasn't that guy. They want to buy 100 players and make the coach figure it out himself. They also want to sell all the homegrown talent no matter how good (Gallagher and chalobah) just to balance their books. Coming from a chelsea fan, we are done for. Doesn't matter what yes man manager they bring in, the players won't have it, the fans won't have it, and it's just over.

[@thesnowman6559]

You hate of the owner has taken over your reasoning

[@Dafri2]

@@thesnowman6559 then explain your point of view so we can have a discussion instead of coming for my reasoning with nothing to back it up.

[@jonathanbywater2063]

Brilliant and fascinating analysis. I am even more keen on Pochettino for England now.

[@nicholasboyd-gibbins9763]

Keep it up, such great content. Hope you grow a lot

[@stevekipkoech3365]

Been waiting for this man.....thanks

[@RussellStannard]

wow a real eye opener.

[@Khalodotto]

Sanchez, colwill, cucurella, Caicedo, mudryk all played for de zerbi. Palmer/sterling for pep and even Jackson played for possession based Villarreal. He shouldn't even be hired but i also understand why coz he was the best and less risk candidate available at that time. They easily could've sacked him sooner and maybe we wouldn't be playing Europe next season so am glad they learned from thier mistake. Hopefully this doesn't happen again and they get the right fit. Loved your video

[@wishythefishy]

FourFourTwo had this on video on speed dial.

[@wilsonemmanuel6305]

That de zerbi flash😂😂😂

[@hazemore7192]

Amazing video, just unfortunate that the hand motion for horizontal and vertical was wrong order

[@grahamnewton4381]

Great analysis can you do one for Liverpool highlighting Slots options with the existing players.

[@Talos202]

Great material, thanks

[@sandyanata]

Agree!!! gallagher really (was doubtfully) underrated player among the squads within poch good measure proves him significant

[@RefnRes]

Your stats in this video for Conor Gallagher are totally misleading. You labeled them as being his stats vs midfielders. Actually you used the fbref tab that puts his stats vs wingers like Mo Salah, Son, Palmer and Saka. Those arent his stats vs midfielders. Honestly this entire video was disappointingly inaccurate because it doesn't really acknowledge how Chelsea played most recently in their development compared to the start of the season which was vastly different.

[@CreepingBarrage]

What a great video! Thank you