Chelsea have embarked on a major restructuring. Will Pochettino manage to bring the team back in front?

After the forced change of ownership at Stamford Bridge, chaos reigned for an entire year. During the season, the team changed 4 main coaches, and the club spent 611 million euros on newcomers, which became a world record. A great line-up did not bring positive results to Chelsea.

This summer, Chelsea took important steps to improve the situation. One of the main steps is the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino.

Pochettino knows English football well, having had success with Southampton and taking Tottenham to the Champions League final and Premier League runners-up. The Argentine has already started working to eliminate the causes of last season’s failures. And the management said they were aware of the mistakes and were ready to give the specialist time to rebuild the team.

Pochettino has a holistic approach to training. Some players have already called these camps the toughest of their careers. Psychology is also important for the Argentine. Pochettino has it all to himself. On the first day, he had a normal vacation with all club employees, and after an individual conversation with each player.

Chelsea began to sell useless players, who had accumulated a decent number and who poisoned the atmosphere for lack of playing time. During the summer transfer window, the club was even able to go into the dark. With the sale of Havertz, Mount, Kovacic, Koulibaly, Pulisic, Mendy, Loftus-Cheek and Ampadu, the Londoners earned 250 million euros. Kante, Azpilicueta and Aubameyang also left the team and returned to their clubs on loan Zakaria and Joao Felix.

But this season has not been without acquisitions. Even last season it became clear that Leipzig striker Christopher Nkunku would join the club this summer, but he is now injured. Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton and Romeo Lavia from Southampton have also signed.

Now Chelsea’s squad looks complete, not overcrowded. Of course, not all problems were solved and Lukaku, Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi remained at the club, which Pochettino does not see at the club.

Chelsea have already played their first game of the season. On August 13, the London club hosted Liverpool. The match ended with the score of 1:1.

“Great game. A fantastic way to start the season. I really enjoyed the game. I really don’t think it was the result we deserved. We deserved a bit more. We are happy but also disappointed because we wanted to win and we deserved to win. But this is just the beginning,” Pochettino said after the game.

Pochettino has one last problem: bringing Chelsea back to the top flight. Ideally, the management and the fans would like to see the team in the top four, but it won’t be an easy task. Yet the onset of perestroika and unrealistic competition will have an effect. But the main thing is patience.

Yahya Gasanov, Athletistic