Pochettino insists he needs to ‘calm his wife’ after nightmare Chelsea start

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he needs to calm his wife, not himself, following his poor start in charge at Stamford Bridge. The Argentine insists he would have acted differently 10 years ago but is now more mature and able to deal with difficult spells.

Chelsea have had a nightmare first six matches in the Premier League this term. They have won just won game, beating newly-promoted Luton 1-0, and sit 14th in the table.

There have been three defeats, including a 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa last time out. There has been some relief in the Carabao Cup, with victories over AFC Wimbledon and Brighton leading the Blues into the fourth round.

But scoring goals has remained a major issue, with just five so far in the top flight. However, Pochettino insists he is staying relaxed, claiming wife Karina is the one who he needs to calm down.

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Pochettino said while laughing: “You need to ask me how is my wife, not ask my wife how I am. I need to calm my wife.”

Pochettino insists Karina did not see a different man once he returned home following the cup win over Brighton in midweek.  “Why? Because we won?”, he asked.

“No. Now my balance is much better than in the past, 10 years ago. I am more mature now. I try to keep calm. I hope my wife is happy with my behaviour now.

“As a coaching staff, we are more mature now. We are not affected emotionally too much as in the past.

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“Even when we win, we are calm. And when things are not so good, we keep calm also, to try to identify the right solution for the team and for the future.”

Chelsea are not in action until Monday when they play local rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage. Pochettino says there is no set way on how to find the right solution to resolve the club’s problems.

He added: “All different managers have different books, different methods. No one is the best to apply because in football it is difficult to repeat the same situation.

“It’s not a book, to say, ‘Okay, in this situation you need to act like this or take these decisions’, it’s about your feelings, the coaching staff, what you perceive, what you feel and then you take the decision. But it is always tricky because in football if you win it was an amazing decision but if you lose you are wrong.”

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