[풋볼리스트] Reporter Kim Jeong-yong = Chelsea have more or less confirmed Mauricio Pochettino as manager next season. Chelsea’s expected line-up for next season, expected in England, is unrealistically beautiful.
British ‘Sky Sports’ reported that Chelsea had agreed to appoint Pochettino as manager, and that he would take over this summer to prepare for next season. No official announcement has been made, but a move to Chelsea is certain.
After American chairman Todd Bawley took over, Chelsea suffered dire turmoil this season. Following Thomas Tuchel, Graham Porter and Bruno Saltor, interim manager Frank Lampard leads the team. They bought too many players at too high a price and kept changing managers. They are currently 11th in the English Premier League (EPL).
Although there are already too many players to get rid of, the timetable predicted by the local paper ‘Daily Mail’ for next season includes more recruits. Of the goalkeeper, there is a chance of signing Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa. Chelsea are said to be keen to offload Kepa Arrizabalaga and sign a new first-choice goalkeeper to compete with Edouard Mendy.
The defense may include existing players. England representatives Ben Chilwell and Rhys James can be placed on the left and right flanks with veteran Chiagu Silva in the middle. Benoit Badiacil, who is the first to settle down as a starting pitcher among this offseason’s haphazardly assembled prospects, can serve as Silva’s center back partner. As a young left-footed full-back, he is already good with Chiuba.
As for the midfielder, Enso Fernandez, who was recruited in January this year in a new winter transfer market record breaking ransom, has a solid place. The problem is the partner, ‘Daily Mail’ predicted the signing of England midfielder Declan Rice. Rice, who belongs to West Ham United, is a talented player who many strong teams, including Arsenal, are salivating over.
There is a player already confirmed to be recruited in the offensive line. Christopher Nkunku, the best second-tier resource in the German Bundesliga, who belongs to RB Leipzig, will join after the end of this season. Nkunku is a special attacking resource who won Bundesliga MVP in the 2021-2022 season.
There was even hope that he would sign midfielder Alexis McAllister from Brighton & Hove Albion. The other place in the second line is left for England international Raheem Sterling. The front line is empty, so recruitment is needed, and the high prospect of signing Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan has been raised. Lautaro will reportedly be recruited while Romelu Lukaku, who is on loan at Inter, will be outright transferred.
From this media’s point of view, it means that a team that has already recruited too many players has to add four more players, Emiliano Martinez, Rice, McAllister, Nkunku, and Lautaro Martinez, to build the Best Eleven. At this time, coach Pochettino, Emiliano Martinez, Fernández, McAllister and Lautaro Martinez will build the ‘Argentine Connection’.
It is highly unlikely that all projections will come true. Chelsea have already spent too much money. Also, among the promising players recruited this season, finding ways to use Kani Chuquemeca, Wesley Popana, Cesare Casadei, Dartro Popana, Andriy Santos, Mihailo Mudrik, Noni Madueke, and Malo Gusto was an important task for Pochettino. . It is the same as throwing away all the promising players if you are an observatory of this media.
Photo = Capture ‘Daily Post’
