Chelsea have finally decided to Mouricio Pochettino this weekend and his replacement has been named
Chelsea has refuted accusations made by Portugal that Ruben Amorim visited London last week in order to meet with the Blues, not West Ham, over Mauricio Pochettino’s replacement.
The Sporting manager was obliged to issue an apology over the weekend after it was believed that he was in the city to meet with West Ham. He was seen in London a few days before his team was scheduled to play Porto in the league.
Although Amorim switched his focus to other matters when the Reds acquired Arne Slot from Feyenoord, he was long-rumored to have discussed taking over from David Moyes with West Ham’s management.
However, Portuguese writer Pedro Sepulveda made the shocking accusation on Tuesday morning that Chelsea had arranged the trip, with Amorim meeting with club board members to discuss replacing the under-pressure Pochettino.
However, Chelsea has swiftly refuted the rumor; according to Matt Law of The Telegraph, the west Londoners are “absolutely convinced” that they did not cover the cost of Amorim’s journey to London.
Additionally, they didn’t meet or speak with the 39-year-old while he was there; instead, they waited until the end of the season to make a decision about Pochettino’s future and any possible managerial search.
Currently stranded in ninth position in the Premier League standings, the Blues must battle to make it to Europe in the upcoming campaign; should they fail, Pochettino’s future might be at risk.
His future is currently in jeopardy, and the run-in results and performances will be crucial in deciding how he ends up, with any indication that the team is struggling to perform will reflect poorly on him.
Amorim, however, said it was a “mistake” to conduct negotiations with another team and expressed regret for traveling to London when Sporting was still in the running for the championship.
“Let’s remove the big issue from the discussion.” I will discuss this once. The club knew about my trip, to start with. It alters the context and is significant, Amorim remarked on Saturday afternoon.
“The second scenario,” which discusses the trip’s veil of secrecy. I “hiddenly” parked the car outside, walked by around fifteen passengers, snapped pictures of them, and boarded the aircraft.
“Therefore, take away some of the behind our backs stuff, mostly from the club.”
The primary point: I made a mistake when I traveled. At the moment, it didn’t feel appropriate, and the timing was entirely off.
It was improper, made even more so by the fact that I am so hard on my players and am usually the first to admit that the team cannot solve each player’s personal issues, thus it was my responsibility.
“I have to live with it and accept it.” It’s obvious when you think about it icily later. Furthermore, it’s untrue that I failed to inform the players. I gave it to the staff and players.
“It’s time to move on, and I want to use this opportunity to apologize openly to my players, the staff, and Sporting fans in particular.”
