Pochettino Apologizes After Frantic Ending in Chelsea vs. City Match

Xavi Espinosa 11/13/2023 at 11:01 CET

Mauricio Pocchetino apologizes to Anthony Taylor and Pep Guardiola. He believes that his behavior after the final whistle in the match between the Chelsea and the City It was not appropriate. He was frantic after 4-4, eager to see the Chelsea with possibilities of scratching something else even though Cole Palmer He rescued them a point in added time. Marc Cucurella advanced rapidly, with Raheem Sterling well placed in attack, but the referee signaled the end. He cut short a promising play. Pochettino, he burst out. He went straight to look for the fourth official, but his staff stopped him after the final whistle while he was also heading towards Anthony Taylor. Such was the anger that he did not greet either. Guardiola.

Pochettino: “I deserve to be cautioned because I crossed the limit”

The technician of the Chelsea He admitted that his behavior was “not a good image” for him or for football in general. Questioned later, the Argentine said: “I need to apologize to Anthony [Taylor] and the officials.

Pochettino seemed to shout “what the fuck?”, while waving his arms ‘very angry’. This he said: “Right now, I feel that Raheem [Sterling] can pass to score the fifth. At this moment, when we finish the game, I turn to Anthony and I say, ‘What’s going on? Why stop at this point?’ The action?’ she explained.

Then I turned around and said: ‘I deserve to be reprimanded’ because yes, I crossed the line. “I want to apologize because this type of behavior is not a good image for me and for football.”

He did not greet Guardiola

He was so angry that he forgot about his friend. Pep. Guardiola I waited for Pochettino to be able to greet him and in the end he retired to his locker room without being able to do so. She apologized to him later: “I want to apologize to him too. At this moment I didn’t see him. I was just focused on the action. So I also want to apologize to Pep.”

Guardiola stated that he had faced similar reactions on the bench Pochettino in the past, but he was “completely fine” about it. “It is not a problem. I don’t want to talk about it, it’s okay. “Everyone has emotions, it happened to me at some point.”

A ‘crazy’ ending

With emotions running high, the Argentine coach was frantic. He managed to scratch a a tie final before a Manchester City that he had the meeting in his pocket. Mauricio Pochettino He stressed that “the match was incredible” and that “that’s why the Premier League “It’s the most incredible league in the world.”

Guardiola appreciated the great game experienced in Stamford Bridge: “If you expect everyone to come here and win 0-7, then you are wrong. Do you know what the Chelsea to build this team? In the past, it was City who did that,” said the Saint Peter.

2023-11-13 10:01:28
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