Mauricio Pochettino needs to win the FA Cup to save his job at Chelsea, claims Ian Wright
Ian Wright fears for under-fire Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino (Pictures: Getty)
Ian Wright believes Mauricio Pochettino is fighting a losing battle at Chelsea but can buy himself more time at Stamford Bridge by guiding the Blues to FA Cup glory.
Chelsea laboured into the semi-finals of the FA Cup last weekend with a nervy 4-2 win over Championship side Leicester City.
Pochettino’s side were in complete control at the break, leading 2-0 thanks to goals from Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer, but the Foxes were back level midway through the second half after Axel Disasi scored a comedy own goal and Stephy Mavididi curled a precise strike past Robert Sanchez.
Leicester were reduced to ten men when Callum Doyle clipped Nicolas Jackson with 20 minutes remaining but were still on course to take big-spending Chelsea to extra-time until Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke scored injury-time goals.
Chelsea, bidding to win their ninth FA Cup and first since 2018, will face English and European champions Manchester City next, with Manchester United meeting Coventry City in the other semi-final tie.
Wright acknowledges it will be ‘so tough’ for Chelsea to get past Man City but says winning the FA Cup could be the only thing that prevents Pochettino from getting the sack.
Chelsea’s poor domestic form has continued in Pochettino’s first season at Stamford Bridge and the Blues, who have spent over £1billion on new signings under Todd Boehly, sit in t...
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