Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has taken a thinly veiled dig at Mauricio Pochettino’s ways throughout his one-season at Stamford Bridge. Caicedo claimed the supervisor at all times instructed him to run and canopy as a lot floor as doable, which made issues tough for him.
Mauricio Pochettino Misplaced His Job After One Season At Chelsea
One of the vital highly-rated managers on the planet, Pochettino, got here on as Chelsea’s head coach earlier than the beginning of the 2023-24 season. He inherited a star-studded squad, that includes Enzo Fernandez, Raheem Sterling, and Mykhailo Mudryk, and bolstered it additional by including a couple of extra top-rated gamers.
Regardless of having some of the beneficial squads within the division, Pochettino couldn’t make Chelsea aggressive, with him solely discovering the profitable method towards the tip of the season. The Pensioners led to sixth place within the Premier League rankings, misplaced the Carabao Cup ultimate to Liverpool, and couldn’t transcend the semi-finals within the FA Cup.
Disillusioned with the trophyless marketing campaign, the Chelsea hierarchy dismissed the Argentine tactician on the finish of the 2023-24 season.
Moises Caicedo Did Not Take pleasure in His Sport Beneath Mauricio Pochettino
Caicedo, who joined the membership for a whopping €116 million ($125.73 million), was Pochettino’s largest signing final summer season. The previous Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder got here into the membership with an enormous popularity however couldn’t dwell as much as expectations. Now, in an interview with Radio La Purple, Caicedo revealed the explanation behind his struggles.
The 22-year-old took photographs at Pochettino’s ways at Chelsea, implying the previous Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supervisor most popular physicality over technique.
The defensive midfielder mentioned (through GOAL):
“At Brighton, it was all tactical, simply with the ball; tactical, tactical, tactical. And at Chelsea, it was run, run, run and it was very tough for me.
“With Chelsea, I at all times ran a bit extra and with Brighton we nearly at all times had the ball, with Chelsea it was a special soccer and we needed to run extra.”
Caicedo performed 48 video games in his debut season at Chelsea, scoring as soon as and offering 4 assists. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how he fares beneath Enzo Maresca within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
