The tense exchange between Pochettino and an English journalist at the press conference after Chelsea’s win against Everton

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Chelsea’s Argentine coach got angry at the questions from the press and exchanged a few words with a journalist in the room

Despite Chelsea’s shocking 6-0 win over Everton in the Premier League, Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino ended up angry with his players after the match due to the argument between Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson over the execution of a penalty . This unusual situation motivated the journalists to begin the press conference by asking the coach what was due to the fight between his players on the field, something that the Murphy-born man did not like.

After answering that he was embarrassed and disappointed by what happened on the field, Pochettino left the press room and sent a strong message to the journalists who were present. “All day talking about one thing,” he expressed in a complaining tone as he got up from his chair and then expressed that they only asked him about the situation at the prison. “You have stopped the press conference. We have not stopped it,” replied a journalist. “Each question went in the same direction,” the man from Santa Fe followed, pointing with his index finger. “The handling of the press conference is shit,” the reporter stated as the coach left the room.

The images of the tense exchange between the coach and the journalist spread around the world and went viral. “The furious Pochettino shouted at a journalist as the press conference turned into chaos after Chelsea’s victory over Everton,” led the British newspaper The Sun with the video in question.

At the end of the match and the Blues’ victory at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino referred to the situation with the penalty before the media: “I knew that was the first question. Later we will talk about the game, but the first thing I want to say and be very clear is that the players, the coaching staff and the club know that the penalty taker is Cole Palmer. Everything that happened afterwards is a shame.”

* The discussion between Cole Palmer and his Chelsea teammates over the penalty in favor

And he continued: “I am very disappointed by that situation. We have talked about what happened in the locker room, about the image we gave on this Monday night. All over the country they were watching the game and we cannot give this type of image. It is a shame and I want to apologize to the people of football, and our fans, because it is unacceptable. Discipline is the most important thing in a team. “This is a collective sport in which, of course, the offensive players want to show that they are hungry to score goals, but for these types of situations I am going to have to make decisions.”