Chelsea always like to do things the hard way it seems!
On Sunday, there was an air of positivity at the club after Mauricio Pochettino had ended the season in a strong fashion by beating Bournemouth and Chelsea finished sixth in the Premier League table.
Yet, fast forward to the present, and the former Tottenham Hotspur boss has left his role at Stamford Bridge after one year in charge.
At one point during the 2023/24 Premier League season, Chelsea were sitting in the bottom half, but they ended up only three points behind Spurs.
During the last 15 games of the campaign, only Premier League title winners Manchester City and second-placed Arsenal earned more points than Mauricio Pochettino‘s side.
But days later, on Tuesday evening, Chelsea are confirming on their official website that they have ‘mutually agreed to part ways’ with their manager.
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As you can imagine, Chelsea fans were in shock and they couldn’t believe what they were hearing from their club because just as they are moving forward, they have taken a step back and maybe even more!
Pochettino had worked wonders with certain players, one of them being Cole Palmer after his stunning debut campaign that included him scoring 22 goals and supplying 11 assists following his transfer from Manchester City.
Even someone like Nicolas Jackson, after his early struggles and troubles, was starting to change the narrative around him and he ended the season with 14 league goals.
But they will now have to start all over again because it’s back to square one in the summer and trying to challenge at the top of the table again.
When Pochettino first took the Chelsea job, there was a lot of anger amongst the Tottenham faithful because he was their best manager of the Premier League era, yet decided to join their rivals, even if it wasn’t direct.
As you can imagine, they also started to chirp up and they had a lot to say when they heard the news about Pochettino’s exit.
All in all, the footballing world seemed stunned by this news as it’s now back to square one for Chelsea.
Chelsea fans reaction to Mauricio Pochettino’s exit on social media
“Thank you Pochettino for getting us into Europe next season and getting the best out of Cole Palmer,” wrote @CFC_Janty
“It’s official over for Pochettino, wow….” wrote @CFCMod_
“Thank you for your service,” wrote @topgent007
“Huh what ??? why,” wrote @cfcyusaf
“THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD AND BAD SEASON. GoodBye and Goodluck POSH,” wrote @mister_bermzy
“Is this a good thing! I don’t even know how to feel, how many managers now,” wrote @deenayaah
“NO WAYY,” wrote @cfcibbyy
“I don’t recognize my club anymore,” wrote @ShibonjeShibon1
“No way it happened,” wrote @nigertale
Tottenham fans also shared their reaction to Pochettino’s exit
“So happy omg,” wrote @spursfanusa
“This news might have just won us the Europa League,” wrote @SecretPrem
“Say what,it looked like he had them playing well,a top quality striker and they would have been dangerous next season,” wrote @Spurs1724
“I’m genuinely shocked. They were starting to really get it together,” wrote @simonfinbow
“We can like him again,” @steftweetshere
“He could have done a better job and get them relegated,” wrote @adi_8_prakash
“Wow that’s crazy,” wrote @soflowaveboy
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