I have to wonder why Pochettino would sign for Chelsea. Seems like a bad career move after his failed stint at PSG really. He's the definition of a manager that needs time (and lots of it). He's not a guy you hire for immediate success à la Mourinho or Ancelotti. So why sign for, literally, the team with the worse track record in the league in terms of sacking managers? Granted the new ownership might be different, but the fanbase is the same and will call for your head at the first slip up or even after a decent season.
I don't understand some of these managers decisions in terms of taking a job, especially when your last job didn't go too well. Why go somewhere where your managerial style won't be appreciated, you wont be backed for longer than 2 months and immediate success is demanded of you? I understand you pick from whatever is available, but he's waited for about a year and that's the move he makes. For reference, in that period Chelsea had 4 different managers in the form of two caretakers and two managers.
In my opinion, he would've been better off taking a job at a club like Dortmund, United when they were looking for a manager for 2 years or even somewhere like Sociedad or Villarreal.
Unless the new ownership truly put their foot down and decide that they will give him lots of time, I predict he'll be sacked by next summer or so.
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