Chelsea dressing room still backs Mauricio Pochettino despite dire run of form
Mauricio Pochettino still has the backing of his Chelsea players despite their dire run of form, talkSPORT understands.
Pochettino has lost seven of his 16 Premier League games in charge but there is no indication owner Todd Boehly is contemplating yet another change of manager.
The Argentine believes turning Chelsea’s fortunes around is a long-term project.
That's despite a staggering £1billion worth of investment in the squad during the last three transfer windows.
Chelsea's most recent result saw them defeated 2-0 away at Everton, leaving them 12th in the Premier League table.
Of the 17 ever-present top flight teams in 2023, no side has fewer points than the Blues' 39 during the calendar year.
Pochettino, the former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain manager, was Boehly's second full-time appointment in the summer after Graham Potter.
Inheriting Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel in 2022, Boehly replaced the German with Potter, before cutting the former Brighton boss short and bringing in Frank Lampard on an interim basis.
Pochettino was picked next to lead the side forward, but he currently has a record of eight wins, four draws and seven defeats in all competitions.
The 51-year-old was heavily backed in the summer transfer window, with Chelsea breaking the Premier League transfer record again for £115million Moises Caicedo.
However, after the defeat to Everton, Pochettino suggested there will be more investment in January.
«This was a game to play and to win. It's a problem we need to check,» he said.
«We need to analyse the reality. We need to talk and to try to improve in the next transfer market.
»We are dealing with this. After five months, or the first half of the season, we need to check and that's the reality. If we
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