SUMMARY
- Previously, Chelsea had a poor performance against Brentford, as they scored 2-2.
- Later on, Mauricio Pochettino canceled his dinner date with his wife, Karina Grippaldi.
It looks like Mauricio Pochettino is getting a taste of managerial headaches in soccer. The job of a manager is a very demanding one, where one has to be invested almost all day long. Managers often lose sleep while preparing for big games and fail to give their families their time. The recent episode involving Mauricio Pochettino and his wife reaffirms this stereotype about soccer managers.
Chelsea’s poor performance against Brentford not only affected Mauricio but also his wife, Karina Grippaldi. The Chelsea manager was so disappointed after the Brentford game that he would rather stay home than spend some time with his wife.
Mauricio Pochettino cancels dinner with his wife after drawing against Brentford
Mauricio Pochettino had lost his calm after the humiliating draw. Pochettino was so frustrated after the game that he canceled a dinner plan with his wife. Although Chelsea received a point after the game, the former Paris Saint-Germain coach considered the draw to be a loss. However, Karina was reportedly left broken after the 52-year-old coach canceled their dinner.
Pochettino reveals he cancelled dinner with his wife after Chelsea draw: “Saturday, after the Brentford game, the draw was like a loss. It killed my wife because I cancelled our dinner. I said I don’t want to go for a dinner, I wanted to stay at home.”
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Mauricio Pochettino said, “Saturday, after the Brentford game, the draw was like a loss. It killed my wife because I canceled our dinner. I said I don’t want to go for a dinner, I wanted to stay at home.” The Argentine chose to devote his time to what went wrong during the game rather than going out with his wife.
Chelsea, on March 2, endured a shocking result against Brentford in the Premier League. The team from West London looked clueless while defending and blew their 1-0 lead. The team bounced back to earn a draw at the death, but it could not help the team anymore. Chelsea are fighting mid-table mediocrity in the 23/24 season, with the coach receiving a lot of flak.
Pochettino accepts responsibility for Chelsea’s poor form
With the draw against Brentford, ‘The Blues’ find themselves in 11th position on the league table with just 36 points after 26 games. Chelsea’s board has been investing quite heavily in players, bringing a lot of world-class talents to the Stamford Bridge.
The board had hoped that Mauricio Pochettino would steer their sporting project in the right direction, given the Argentine’s experience with developing young talents in the Premier League. However, the move has turned out to be disastrous for both the club and manager, with the fans getting impatient.
🔵 Pochettino: “I don’t want the fans trying to blame the players. I prefer that I get the blame and let the players be free on the pitch”.
“I prefer to me rather than to the team. I prefer that, I am strong”.
“I am sure that in time we will change the perception”. pic.twitter.com/xRlXytKojB
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 4, 2024
Pochettino has, however, come out strongly to receive criticism. He has requested that the club’s fans hold him accountable for the club’s poor performances and the 23/24 season and not target the players. He said, “I don’t want the fans trying to blame the players. I prefer that I get the blame and let the players be free on the pitch”.
The Argentine believes that he is strong enough to deal with criticism but has requested that his team be left alone. The former Tottenham Hotspur manager also believes that, with the right amount of dedication, Chelsea should be able to turn their season around. It would be interesting to see how Chelsea fares in the coming months.