Chelsea fans turn on Pochettino during draw at Brentford. The Argentine says he doesn’t feel loved

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:37 AM CST Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024 Last Modified: 2:01 PM CST Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024

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LONDON (AP) — Chelsea fans turned on Mauricio Pochettino as they watched their team labor to draw at west London rival Brentford 2-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

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LONDON (AP) — Chelsea fans turned on Mauricio Pochettino as they watched their team labor to draw at west London rival Brentford 2-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

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LONDON (AP) — Chelsea fans turned on Mauricio Pochettino as they watched their team labor to draw at west London rival Brentford 2-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday.

The Blues were leading through Nicolas Jackson’s 35th-minute header but were pegged back by Mads Roerslev’s close-range strike in the 50th.

When Yoane Wissa put Brentford ahead with a spectacular overhead kick in the 69th, the away fans began singing the name of former manager Jose Mourinho as well as calling for Pochettino to go.

Chelsea's head coach Mauricio Pochettino, left and Brentford's head coach Thomas Frank hug at the end of an English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Chelsea at the Gtech Community Stadium in London , Saturday, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

“I’ve been told — I didn’t hear, to be honest. It’s difficult for me to understand,” the Argentine coach said.

“But it’s normal, we were losing the game 2-1 and they expressed their frustration. I am one of the ones responsible, I’m the coach.”

Chelsea rescued a point on Pochettino’s 52nd birthday when Axel Disasi headed home Cole Palmer’s cross.

The point left Chelsea languishing in 11th place in another dismal league campaign and the first season under Pochettino.

“I was asked before if I feel the love from the fans — no,” Pochettino said. “I’m not worried — we need to accept this relationship. You win your relationship through winning games.

“I will continue to work and try to change this perception. We need to manage some reality. We are working really hard to try to win games, the team is fighting. If it doesn’t work and the fans are disappointed, I need to respect their opinion.”

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