“Killed my wife!” – Mauricio Pochettino speaks on latest recent Chelsea results
Thankfully, not literally, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino claims to have “killed” his wife after a Chelsea game.
I believe he is saying that he destroyed her mood for that particular weekend as he had to postpone their dinner plans because of a Chelsea outcome.
After Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Brentford on Saturday, Pochettino confessed he had canceled his planned birthday dinner with his wife, opting instead to watch the Asian Champions League with his coaching staff.
Following the Blues’ two consecutive Premier League losses at the Gtech Community Stadium, Pochettino told his wife he was unhappy and that he no longer wanted to go out to dinner for his birthday.
It very much felt like that for Chelsea fans as well, and that pretty much sums up the feelings from this hugely frustrating and inconsistent season so far.
In words picked up by The Evening Standard, Pochettino said: “Saturday, after the Brentford game, the draw was like a loss. It killed my wife because I cancelled our dinner. I said I don’t want to go for a dinner, I wanted to stay at home.
“I was lucky because my coaching staff was with me then. We finished the day watching Real Madrid versus Valencia, had more wine, but nothing excitement. Only watching more football.
“Last few days I was watching all the games. I was not only watching the Champions League and the Championship. I was also watching the Asian Champions League — Al Hilal-Al Ittihad, Al Ain-Al Nassr. I was watching different games.”
Asked whether his wife was upset at cancelling their meal out, Pochettino said: “It’s true she’s not happy with me, but she know very well that the mood is not very good. When the mood is not good, it’s not easy for the family.