Pochettino confirms Chelsea’s ban on dressing room speeches still in place
Mauricio Pochettino previews Carabao Cup clash with Brighton
Mauricio Pochettino says the Chelsea owners are more than welcome to spend time with the players after games – as long as they don’t start making any speeches. Behdad Eghbahli headed to the dressing room after the defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday – a smudging of the line between the money men and the football operation side of the club that many managers are uncomfortable with.
Pochettino, on the other hand, claimed it is not anything new, as he has had to deal with similar throughout his career. However, he insisted he would draw the line if anybody in the hierarchy were to attempt any sort of rousing team-talk.
“I like when the owners come,” Pochettino said. “In all my career as a coach, at Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain before and after. I think it is good that the owner came to the dressing room.
“It’s the way they approach the player is important, if they are in a good way then they are very welcome. After my press conference after the game against Aston Villa, they came and chill with us, like normally.
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“Also against Liverpool, Luton, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, they came with co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart and Behdad.
“We talk about the game – I don’t see it in a bad way. For me, it’s always good if they share with us and they can say hello to the players. It would be different if they came for a speech or something, but with the way that they came, of course they are very welcome.
“They own the club, they can do whatever they want. We are so glad they came and shared with us – even when it’s good things and we won the game, but even on Sunday where we lost and we are suffering.”
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Even Pochettino himself admitted he did not feel the need to lambast his players after yet another miserable home result heading into tomorrow’s Carabao Cup clash with Brentford.
He preferred instead to keep his powder dry. “Did I give a big speech myself? Not really,” Pochettino said. “But we have been talking Monday and Tuesday a lot with the players.
“It’s my duty to do the speech, only me or of course the players, the captain, but it’s only me. It’s not the job of the owners to come to the dressing room and give a speech after the game even when you win or lose. But they know very well how they need to behave.”
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