Mauricio Pochettino has built momentum out of chaos at Chelsea
The manager’s job had been in jeopardy but the team’s improved recent form looks likely to salvage a European place
It shouldn’t be a debate. When Chelsea conduct their end-of-season review this week, it would be ridiculous if they convince themselves that the right call would be to get rid of Mauricio Pochettino and begin yet another search for a head coach.
The good news is that prominent figures inside Stamford Bridge are backing Pochettino. Why change now? Why start over when the players want the manager to stay? Why not recognise that Pochettino, who has dealt with a massive injury list, has made sense of a dizzying transfer strategy and built a team that stand on the verge of securing European football before hosting Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon?
