Mauricio Pochettino just did something with Chelsea that hasn’t happened in 12 years

Mauricio Pochettino just did something with Chelsea that hasn’t happened in 12 years

Mauricio Pochettino will be extremely pleased with what he has seen so far since taking over as Chelsea manager.

He took what was an extremely young Blues team to the United States to enter a Premier League Summer Series tournament where all five of the other teams involved finished above them in the league last season.

This in itself will be a reason for them to be impressed, with them ending that tournament as champions following victories against Brighton and Fulham, as well as a hard fought draw with Champions League side Newcastle United.

This in itself will be a reason for them to be impressed, with them ending that tournament as champions following victories against Brighton and Fulham, as well as a hard fought draw with Champions League side Newcastle United.

These three fixtures have been bookended by a win against Wrexham to get things underway, as well as a draw with Borussia Dortmund last night in Chicago.

Pochettino goes unbeaten

The game against the Bundesliga side saw the manager operate a strong team from the start, perhaps giving a sign as to who he was looking to feature in the Premier League opener next weekend against Liverpool.

Confidence may not have been too high at the start of the pre-season tour, however what the manager has achieved this summer is something that has not been done at the club since 2011.