The reporter reported coldlyWith the defeat of Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea's American era has gone through four completely different types of coaches: Tuchel, Graham Potter, Frank Lampard and Mauricio Pochettino. There are some of the most successful coaches who have led the Blues to the top of Europe, as well as homegrown coaches who are known for their technical and tactical details and good knowledge, as well as descendants of the Blues who have been successful at Tottenham, including Mauricio Pochettino. Unfortunately, none of them were able to succeed at Chelsea in the American era.
Of course, Tuchel and Frank Lampard were the surprise among them. The German coach was seen as an 'old man' to his predecessor Roman Abramovich, leaving Granovskaia and Petr Cech on the back and forth, with Boly always hoping to build his own football management team, with Tuchel out of the way from the start. Frank Lampard has suffered a painful defeat at Chelsea and was only the firefighting manager after Graham Potter was sacked last season. Pochettino, who was the coach chosen by Boehly and the two sporting directors, ultimately failed, leaving one to wonder what kind of coach can really carry the banner of such a luxury 1.1 billion euro Blues.
Pochettino's complaints show that he is not responsible enough, but Boehly's 1.1 billion euros in two years to buy this luxury squad is indeed a huge problem that the Blues have never seen before. There are more than 30 first-team squads, not counting goalkeepers, only seven are over 25 years old. Only Thiago Silva has a lot of experience, but he is not a veteran of the Blues. This is a brand new team with only five players other than goalkeepers to have been with the team for more than two seasons, and captain Reece James has only been in the squad for five seasons until this season.
More than 20 newcomers under the age of 25 are spread across three continents, and belong to the three major factions of English, French and Latin. Enzo and Caicedo, who are worth hundreds of millions of dollars, have been in the team for too short, and although the tactical position is important, it is difficult to establish prestige because the dressing room is almost all their peers. In order to clean up the old people and settle the financial accounts, Boly sent away too many humerus veterans who could have taken on the responsibility of passing on the help. This means that for any new manager to succeed at the current Chelsea, he will have to take on the enormous challenge of bringing in more than 20 new recruits at the same time. While these newcomers all have great potential, the problem is that the management team led by Boehly has very limited tolerance for a new coach. After all, the huge €1.1 billion investment is not about keeping Chelsea in the middle of the Premier League.
After Pochettino took office last year, there were high hopes for him. He did spend at least half the season playing with Palmer's stats that matched expectations, but in other tactical positions, Pochettino's tweaking has been lackluster. What's more, the information obtained by the British media from within Chelsea shows that Pochettino is not good at polishing the tactical details of the team, and he is not unique in developing new talents. This actually gives Chelsea a clear direction for future managers: the new manager needs to be good at technical and tactical details, but also good at developing new talents, and can also calm the dressing room. Considering that the Blues will have to meet the Financial Fair Play Act first this summer, some players will cash out and close their scores, and it will be more difficult for the new manager to build a team that meets his requirements by bringing in his favorite heavyweight new signings.
Manchester United legend Neville was in charge of Mauricio Pochettino last year and asserted that the Argentine would be a perfect fit for Chelsea. But in fact, combined with the fact that the Blues currently have too many newcomers, a 'godfather' coach like Alex Ferguson, who has absolute authority and enough patience and ability to develop newcomers, may be more suitable for Chelsea today. Although Pochettino has brought Tottenham to the Champions League final and coached giants such as Grand Paris, after all, he has never won a heavyweight trophy in the first league with a high level of capital and unprecedented competition in the Premier League. Once the results are not good, it is naturally difficult to convince the public.
It's just that looking at the whole of Europe today, there are only a handful of "godfather" coaches who can focus on cultivating new talents and honing in tactical details. Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid, and Zinedine Zidane and Jose Mourinho may be a good match in terms of ability, but neither of them is satisfactory in developing new talents. Tuchel is now interested in returning to the Premier League, but it will be difficult for him to return to the Bridge from which he was expelled. Other hot and popular coaches such as Nagelsmann and Marcos Alonso are not something that Chelsea can compete with.
The British media suggested a new manager for Chelsea, and the first choice was De Zerbi from Brighton. The Italian coach is well-known in Europe in terms of technical and tactical details, and has a very unique vision for making good use of others. But like Graham Potter, who failed at Chelsea last year, he doesn't have the 'godfather' authority to overwhelm the dressing room. If the Blues opt for De Zerbi, it's hard to be optimistic. For a Chelsea team full of young players and high expectations, choosing a new manager may be even more difficult than sacking Mauricio Pochettino.