Who will replace Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea manager?
Chelsea announced the news of Pochettino’s departure on its official website on Feb. 22, saying, “The club confirms that it has mutually agreed to part ways with Mauricio Pochettino.
“On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, I would like to thank Mauricio Pochettino for his dedication this season,” said Lawrence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, the club’s sporting directors. “We will always welcome him back to Stamford Bridge and wish him the best of luck in his future coaching career.”
“I would like to thank the Chelsea owners and sporting directors for giving me the opportunity to be part of this football club’s history,” Pochettino said in his farewell statement, adding that “the club is now in a great position to continue to move forward in the Premier League and Europe.” Pochettino took over the reins at Chelsea from interim manager Frank Lampard on July 1 last year, signing a two-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. Pochettino came under pressure from both the club and public opinion after a struggling start to the season, 안전놀이터 추천 but finished the campaign on a five-game winning streak to finish sixth in the league and qualify for the Europa League. They finished runners-up in the Carabao Cup and reached the last four of the FA Cup, but it wasn’t enough for Chelsea. Stamford Bridge has become infamous as a ‘graveyard of managers’, with seven managers in eight years – Antonio Conte, Mauricio Sarri, Lampard, Graham Potter, Lampard again, and Pochettino.
Former Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is the favorite according to British sportsbook Betfair.
While soccer fans around the world are eagerly anticipating who will succeed Pochettino, former Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is the favorite according to British sportsbook Betfair. He is 9/4 to be the next Chelsea manager. The Italian, born in 1979, is considered one of the best young managers in European soccer and is known for his aggressive and diverse tactics, and has been linked with a number of big clubs in recent years, including Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Real Madrid. He signed a four-year contract with Brighton in September 2022 but left the club at the end of this season by mutual consent.
In addition to De Jervy, Betfair also named Stuttgart boss Sebastian Hoeneß (6/1) and former Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel (7/1) as favorites. Pep Guardiola’s former coaches Enzo Maresca at Leicester City and Kieran McKenna at Ipswich are 9/1, while other big names such as Jose Mourinho (14/1), Antonio Conte (20/1) and Unai Emery (20/1) also feature.
However, as BBC Sport notes, 카지노사이트 순위 ‘the return of Jose Mourinho or Thomas Tuchel is unlikely as Chelsea want young leadership to guide their young squad’.
Meanwhile, Pochettino, who has guided Chelsea to sixth place in the table with five consecutive wins at the end of the season, is also being touted as the next manager of Bayern Munich, where Tuchel has left, and United, where the future of coach Eric Tenach is unclear.