Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino fields questions on in-demand England U21 defender Levi Colwill and the future of Romelu Lukaku in his first press conference; former Tottenham boss did not reference his old club once by name in half-hour long press conference.
Mauricio Pochettino says he has faith in Chelsea’s decision-makers and has promised to target success in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League last season following the takeover by the Todd Boehly-led consortium as they spent more than £600m on transfers.
But former Tottenham boss Pochettino, who did not mention his old club’s name in his first press conference, has been encouraged by the meetings he has had with the owners and co-sporting directors, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.
“They presented to me and we talked about many different circumstances, many personal situations [of players],” said Pochettino, who started in his new role on Monday.
“I trust them. I said, ‘You know better than me, and after July 1, I will be more involved’.”
Reports had suggested Pochettino sought assurances he would have a say on transfers during negotiations before taking the role as Chelsea head coach after the chaotic first 12 months under the new owners.
“I feel good, I am not a coach that needs to ask for power, I don’t put things in my clause. The most important is to show them to put trust in me. I need to convince them that they need to trust, that’s the biggest power you can have.”
Chelsea are coming off the back of their worst season in the Premier League era and have already parted ways with eight first-team players this summer, but Pochettino does not want to use that as an excuse at the start of his reign.
On his ambitions for next season, Pochettino added: “My target is to win – if you’re in a club like Chelsea, you can’t talk about doing a nice job or playing well.” READ MORE
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