Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly issued a strong statement following the club’s disappointing defeat to Sunderland, claiming that he had already warned current boss Enzo Maresca about one particular player.
According to Pochettino, that same player has continued to cause problems for the team and was directly responsible for the loss — yet Maresca still chose to play him for the full 90 minutes. Sources close to Pochettino suggest he was frustrated to see familiar mistakes repeating themselves under Maresca’s management. “I told him about…