Pat Nevin claims he was ignored when he said Chelsea should have appointed 58-year-old manager this summer
Ange Postecoglou may not have got a better tune out of the Chelsea side than Mauricio Pochettino this season had he stepped into the manager’s dugout at Stamford Bridge.
That is according to BBC pundit Pat Nevin.
Ange Postecoglou left Celtic in the summer to join Tottenham, where he’s made a sensational start as manager. The Spurs fanbase are in love with their new boss as they sit two points clear at the top of the Premier League table after 10 games.
Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino took charge as Chelsea’s new head coach in the summer. There’s been some really positive performances from the new-look side under Pochettino, but the results aren’t quite there to match yet.
Pat Nevin verdict
Pat Nevin has shared he was ignored and overlooked when he put forward Postecoglou’s name as a potential managerial candidate for Chelsea. Instead, he moved elsewhere in London and is now flying in the league.
“Chelsea plumped for Mauricio Pochettino and Spurs Ange Postecoglou in their respective managerial hunts at the start of the season,” Nevin told BBC Sport.
“The former was a world-renowned, top-level coach and the latter ‘only’ a success in ‘smaller’ leagues. Having watched Ange weave his magic at Celtic, I wondered on the BBC back then if Chelsea had gone for the wrong man. I got short shrift from most other pundits.
“Instead of coming across all smug now, having been at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, I wonder if even Ange could have got a tune out of the current Chelsea squad. That Brentford defeat makes it one solitary home win in 13 outings. That is now officially beyond bad luck.
“Ange may have produced a higher-tempo outfit had he gone to west London instead of north, but would that really have made all that much difference?
“There is an old phrase, ‘A camel is a horse designed by committee’. The Chelsea squad looks like a football team designed by 10 different AI’s with no real football input from an Ange or a ‘Poch’.
“For those talking beforehand of a possible top-four finish after a recent mini-Blues resurgence, think again. It could get uglier before it gets prettier.”
Ange Postecoglou considered
The Guardian claimed back in May that Chelsea’s board considered Postecoglou as a target before going with Pochettino.
He’s made a remarkable impact at Spurs in such a short pace of time, changing style and personnel to a team that lost Harry Kane in the summer.
We equally rate the man-manager very highly. We’re not convinced the outcome would have been different at Chelsea this season even with him, though.
It’s time for the Blues fanbase to continue in their support of Pochettino as the man to bring success back to the club.
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