Chelsea’s turbulent season hit yet another bump at the weekend during the Premier League draw against strugglers Sheffield United.
Whenever you think the Blues may have turned a corner this year, you can bank on them to deliver a poor team performance right on cue.
The last three results in the Premier League perfectly highlight the kind of season it’s been, beating Manchester United but drawing against both Sheffield United and Burnley.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side twice surrendered a lead in Sunday’s 2-2 draw away to 20th-placed Sheffield United.
What sources are saying about Mauricio Pochettino
Following Chelsea’s poor result and display versus Sheffield United, the anger of the fanbase only turned up another notch.
LondonWorld claims that they’ve been told by sources that Pochettino is safe in his job as Chelsea head coach despite the weekend’s disappointment in Sheffield.
It is explained that the Blues owners still believe the manager can achieve the target of qualifying for Europe this season.
The report says that Chelsea still plan to wait until the summer to sit down with Pochettino and reflect on his first year in the dugout. At this stage, he’ll be halfway into a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
Next game feels massive for European bid
Chelsea sit ninth in the league table outside of the European positions, but they’ve got games in hand on teams above and time to try salvage the season.
However, we’re earmarking next Monday’s league match at home to Everton as simply a must-win fixture.
Chelsea finish up April with some daunting trips to both Arsenal and Aston Villa, so three points against Everton feels like a must to stay in touch with Europe.