Chelsea lost miserably to Arsenal, it’s time to fire Pochettino

Bow your head and go

A group of Chelsea fans among the 60,238 people present in the Emirates stands were depressed as they watched Arsenal never stopped beating Petrovic – who had a tiring match when he had to go into the net to pick up the ball 5 times, with 6 saves.

On the field, the players in blue did not react to the pressure that Arsenal created, and seemed to wait every minute until referee Simon Hooper blew the final whistle.

With a 5-0 result that surpassed all predictions, Arsenal has the biggest win in derbies with Chelsea, calculated in all arenas. Before that, the Gunners had not won by more than 3 goals.

For Chelsea, in all London derbies with any opponent, this is the heaviest defeat since losing to Queens Park Rangers in March 1986.

The new history for Arsenal and Chelsea’s disaster in London’s football history are tied to one image: Mauricio Pochettino.

It’s a completely one-sided battle. Arsenal took 13 shots in the first half; 14 more shots after the break.

57: Chelsea set a record with 57 goals conceded. In the Premier League era, the Blues’ worst record after 32 matches was 47 goals conceded in the 1996-97 season.

This is the record for the most shots Arsenal have made in each half in the Premier League since the 2003-04 season, when Opta started compiling the data.

Nobody know Chelsea What to do in Emirates. Every time Enzo Fernandez played a pass of 20 meters or more, his teammates didn’t know what else to do and the ball returned to Arsenal’s control.

Conor Gallagher tried to run, run and run but it didn’t work. Mudryk and Madueke – the wing attackers – are just like two children when facing Arsenal. At the top, Jackson was truly a disaster…

In a way, Chelsea let Arsenal score. Pochettino’s players hurt the pride of one of the most successful clubs in English football in the 21st century (5 Premier League titles; 2 Champions League).

Time to fire Pochettino

“Europe? Now it’s hard to see the future, we feel disappointed”Pochettino spoke up. “If we play like the match against Man City in the FA Cup, it’s okay, but if we play like this, we don’t deserve to go to the continent.”.

Match against Man City It’s not that Chelsea played well, but simply that their opponents were exhausted after the fight with Real Madrid and the schedule was too tight.

There have been many times when Cole Palmer scored important goals to save Chelsea from disaster. On the day he was absent due to injury, the Blues became lifeless.

Pochettino’s Chelsea is a team in chaos, certainly not participating in the Champions League next season, while the Europa League and the Conference League play-off spots are also not easy.

The existential crisis has lasted since the British Government confiscated Chelsea from the hands of Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, then sold it to BlueCo, a group of American billionaires represented by Todd Boehly.

That does not mean Pochettino no responsibility for what Chelsea is going through.

After nearly 300 days, Chelsea still has not yet decided on a strategy with the Argentine coach. The 4-2-3-1 framework is the most used, but lacks synchronization and does not create balance.

Not counting temporary cases, Pochettino is the Chelsea coach with the second worst performance in the 21st century. With an average of 1.67 points/match, he is only 1.42 points/match better than Graham Potter (calculated in all aspects). matches, converting both competitive matches).

Pochettino’s problem is not just poor football quality. The former Tottenham captain could not control the dressing room, leading to tension and internal arguments on the field.

The image of Chelsea players competing for a penalty kick in the win over Everton is proof that Pochettino lacks a voice and does not have enough authority to push egos below collective values.

Chelsea’s season seems to have ended with a heavy defeat, even if the team could get a European ticket. If Todd Boehly doesn’t fire Pochettino, how long will he wait?