05/02/2024 6:35 p.m. Updated on 05/02/2024 7:15 p.m.
The victory of Chelsea 2 to 0 against him Tottenham It was a hard blow for Christian Romero. The Argentine defender’s team was seven points behind Aston Villa, a team in the Champions zone, with four dates to play in the Premier League. Therefore, although the Spurs cling to mathematical hope, the reality is that the goal of participating in the main European tournament is remote. And the expectation is heightened for the Dibu Martínez team.
The team of Mauricio Pochettino He managed the match from end to end and had almost no surprises. In fact, in the first minutes, he suffocated the Spurs defense and, with the set piece, managed to unblock the game quickly: after a pinpoint center from Gallagher that ended up on the head of defender Chalobah, who did not forgive and put the 1 to 0.
Cuti, who played the full 90 minutes, had a chance to tie at the end of the first half: his header went just wide.
And despite some sporadic attempts, the Blues settled the story with 20 minutes remaining: after an exquisite free kick by Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson took advantage of the rebound and extended the lead. The story was finished. Gio Lo Celso entered 41 minutes into the second half for Spurs.
Cuti’s anger at Stamford Bridge. Cuti’s chance (EFE).
Now, despite an irregular performance, Chelsea are two points behind Newcastle (they are 7th and are entering the Conference League) and dream of removing the Magpies from that position
Pochettino after the game
The Chelsea coach, who two days ago had suffered a strong impact in the 5-0 defeat against Arsenal, was greatly relieved with the victory. In any case, he did not guarantee his continuity in the next season. “It is difficult to see every week that I am under trial. It is not my decision whether or not to be here after June,” said the man from Santa Fe.
“What I can say is that, after the decision (on his future), if we want to match Chelsea’s history, there is a lot of work to do. We will see if we have time to build in this way,” Mauricio said.
“All managers need time to express their ideas and philosophy, we need time,” Poche added.
Pochettino after the victory against Tottenham (EFE).
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