Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will step into the Chelsea role, the club have revealed
Chelsea Football Club is pleased to announce Mauricio Pochettino as the club’s new head coach!
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 29, 2023
Chelsea sacked Graham Potter in early April, initially appointing former Brighton full-back Bruno Saltor on a temporary basis. In his one game in charge, Chelsea drew 0-0 at home with Liverpool.
Frank Lampard was then appointed as the interim manager, returning to the side he managed for two-and-a-half years between 2019 and 2021. The beginning of his tenure started poorly, though, Lampard losing all five of his first five games in charge, scoring just one goal – and a deflected one at that.
Pochettino hasn’t managed since PSG sacked him at the end of the 2021/22 season, despite having won the Ligue 1 title. Prior to that, the 51-year-old led Tottenham Hotspur for six seasons, developing the club into a side which regularly challenged for Champions League positions, and even reached the European final in 2019.
Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea’s co-sporting directors, said: “Mauricio’s experience, standards of excellence, leadership qualities and character will serve Chelsea Football Club well as we move forward.
“He is a winning coach, who has worked at the highest levels, in multiple leagues and languages. His ethos, tactical approach and commitment to development all made him the exceptional candidate.”
