There’s a clear message sent: Chelsea fans are tired of Pochettino’s excuses

There’s a clear message sent: Chelsea fans are tired of Pochettino’s excuses

Chelsea supporters, many of whom jeered their side off at Old Trafford,

do not accept Mauricio Pochettino’s justifications.

The message was clear despite the away team’s anger being directed in no particular direction:

we need to improve and this is not good enough.

Travelling fans witnessed Chelsea suffer yet another loss as a struggling

Manchester United dominated their team for ninety minutes.

The Blues could end up becoming the Premier League’s crisis club instead of United.

Before the game, Pochettino responded to inquiries concerning Erik ten Hag’s future,

but he is now the centre of attention.

Chelsea provided excellent support throughout, but when the final whistle blew,

they let their team have it. Boos were directed at the players who applauded the away end,

and some players left early to return to London.

While this performance may have been worse than the collapse against Newcastle two weeks prior,

Pochettino shielded his players from criticism, unlike what happened at St. James’ Park.

He remarked, “Of course we need to improve in our position at the table.”

However, we have to face the fact that, up until Newcastle,

we played brilliantly and did not receive the credit we deserved.

Of course, I believe the outcome is just in Newcastle and today.

“The message was clear from a furious away end – this is not good enough and we must improve”

“I don’t worry since there are too many reasons why we didn’t perform that you need to list.

I believe that playing against Brighton for sixty minutes with one less player may

have a slight impact on the players’ performances and energy levels.

There are far too many injured players, therefore we must get them back to full strength as quickly as possible to increase our competitiveness,

expand our alternatives, and support the team in achieving its goals.

Manchester United has one extra day to get ready for the match. Considering how much [my players] gave,

I am not disappointed.

When examined more closely, Pochettino’s comments

which seemed like they might have originated from Graham Potter during the previous season—fall apart.

Given that they played in the Champions League the previous week,

United may have had greater cause for fatigue.

However, Chelsea only used a 10-man lineup for the entirety of the second half of their

Sunday match against Brighton because to two shoddy challenges by Conor Gallagher.

On Wednesday night, a lethargic Chelsea was hit with twenty-eight attempts,

including a penalty that Bruno Fernandes saved in the first half.

With the exception of nine-man Spurs during their collapse against the Blues last month,

they have given up more chances than any other Premier League team in the last ninety minutes of play.

Scott McTominay broke the deadlock with an excellent strike, rewarding early United pressure.

Cole Palmer equalised against the flow of play soon before halftime after

Chelsea’s sole credible performance of the evening came from custodian Robert Sanchez.

At halftime, Pochettino substituted captain Reece James—who was recovering from a slight knee injury

for the struggling Marc Cucurella at right-back,

but James barely made a dent in the defence.

In the 69th minute, McTominay rightfully headed United back in front.

In an attempt to shut down the opposition as the goal was scored,

Pochettino had been getting defender Ian Maatsen ready to replace one of his forwards.

After telling Maatsen to take a seat, Pochettino took a risk and introduced Armando Broja,

who headed a last-minute opportunity against the bar.

Although Enzo Fernandez had two opportunities to score from crosses and Nicolas Jackson wasted a close-range header,

Chelsea really did not earn a point.

After defeating Spurs and then drawing with Manchester City prior to the international break,

Chelsea appeared to be on the rise.

With less points than they had at this time in the previous season, it feels like they are starting again.

On Sunday, we have a trip to Everton coming up.

With Chelsea mired in 10th place and Champions League qualifying appearing increasingly improbable,

more justifications will not do.

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