{"id":161056,"date":"2024-03-11T16:53:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/mauricio-pochettino-responds-to-chelsea-fans-calls-for-jose-mourinho\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:53:09","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-responds-to-chelsea-fans-calls-for-jose-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/mauricio-pochettino-responds-to-chelsea-fans-calls-for-jose-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino responds to Chelsea fans\u2019 calls for Jose Mourinho \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mauricio Pochettino has once again urged Chelsea fans to get behind him by claiming that they would not love any manager more than him in the team\u2019s current situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Talk of a divide between Pochettino and the fans has been rife for weeks after a number of supporters inside Stamford Bridge were heard chanting the name of former manager Jose Mourinho as part of their ongoing frustrations towards the direction of the club.<\/p>\n<p>While Pochettino has acknowledged that the only way to convince fans is by winning matches, he stressed that supporters should understand the long-term nature of the project at\u00a0Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is a different project,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s a different Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are going to judge us analysing the situation comparing it with the past of Chelsea, for sure, no one is going to succeed. The fans are not going to love another coach any more [than me]. It\u201ds a new project, and people need to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-511.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-836740\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>Asked directly about the public support of Mourinho, Pochettino added: \u201cI respect Jose. He\u2019s my friend and he was amazing for this club. Circumstances are circumstances. We need to keep pushing, believing in us, and accept all the things that came from the fans. Of course, I respect the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to ask the players. If the players believe that with another coach they\u2019ll do better, I am the first to say: \u2018Hey, they can go and talk with the owner and the sporting director\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut do you see me worried about this? No. Look, is attitude a problem? No. They [the players] are clever enough; you can see in the way they behave and everything that they are behind us. There is no doubt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here because I knew that it was going to be tough but also knew we were going to need time and belief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino offered a defiant response when asked if he would ever step down from his position as Chelsea manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no. Why? Never,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauricio Pochettino has once again urged Chelsea fans to get behind him by claiming that they would not love any manager more than him in the team\u2019s current situation. 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