Mauricio Pochettino just accomplished something with Chelsea that hasn’t occurred in the previous 12 years
Since taking over as Chelsea’s manager, Mauricio Pochettino will be ecstatic with what he has observed thus far.
He took an exceedingly young Blues squad to the United States to compete in a Premier League Summer Series tournament in which all five other teams had finished ahead of them in the standings the previous season.
With victories over Brighton and Fulham, as well as a hard-fought draw against a Newcastle United side from the Champions League, this will be reason enough for them to be impressed.
They won the tournament after victories over Brighton and Fulham, as well as a draw against a Newcastle United side from the Champions League.
These three matches were bookended by a victory against Wrexham and a draw with Borussia Dortmund in Chicago last night.
Pochettino remains undefeated
The manager fielded a strong team from the outset against the Bundesliga side, perhaps revealing his intentions for the Premier League opener against Liverpool the following week.
At the beginning of the preseason tour, confidence may not have been particularly high, but what the manager has accomplished this summer is something the club has not accomplished since 2011.
The Argentine is undefeated in every game he has coached, an achievement that Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte were unable to achieve during their respective tenures.
While the standard is undoubtedly not what the Blues are anticipating when the domestic season begins, it is a solid base from which to build.
They will be even more delighted with their accomplishments in light of their dismal campaign in which they finished 12th in the league.
Mauricio Pochettino just accomplished something with Chelsea that hasn’t occurred in the previous 12 years
