Pochettino looking for FA Cup progress as Chelsea travel to Villa for replay
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00:00 Obviously you were very disappointed, frustrated, emotional straight after the Wolves game.
00:07 Now things have settled down, you have time to reflect.
00:10 What have you said to the players, what have the players said to you?
00:14 Of course very disappointed because I think in the way that we lose the game
00:21 and I think in the way that we perform wasn't the plan or wasn't the way that we wanted to compete.
00:32 But we need to keep going because I think we cannot lose the focus only for two defeats.
00:39 And when ten days before I think we were talking after Aston Villa that we deserved to win
00:45 and we were competing really well.
00:47 Yes of course disappointed but knowing that in football this type of thing happens
00:54 and more in a club like now Chelsea that we are doing things different than in the past.
01:01 To be consistent is the most difficult thing now.
01:05 Obviously it's always really difficult, really emotional.
01:10 Managers have been caught out, we were talking just after a bad performance and a bad result.
01:14 You said that none of you were good enough 100%. Do you stick by that?
01:20 Sorry, what I say?
01:22 You said no one was good enough, the country for players 100% good enough.
01:27 Yes I want to clarify because now I am watching more the TV and the media than before.
01:33 And some guys take advantage of some situations to take out of context to my words.
01:41 Because that question came from my press conference after post-match, press conference after Wolves.
01:48 And the question was are the players good enough to be in the top four, top six or are good enough?
01:54 I said today we were not good enough and me the first.
01:58 Because after it's about to say, no Pochettino said that the players are not good enough.
02:03 What? No.
02:06 It's not to take out of context my words.
02:11 Today or in this game we were not good enough and that is the reality.
02:16 I don't want to hide the reality.
02:18 That is why be careful in the way that you took or people took my words, not you Gary.
02:23 But some people take advantage of some situation in a period that maybe we lose some game
02:30 to the opportunity to say things that never appeared in my mouth.
02:35 That upset me a little bit but it's part of this business.
02:39 The most difficult is to explain my wife when I arrive.
02:42 I say why you say that the players are not good enough?
02:44 Because they say look that this guy is world champion.
02:47 I say no I never say that.
02:49 Do you know what I need to do last night?
02:51 To show the press conference after the post-press conference.
02:55 That is not a show.
02:57 It's the reality that we are living.
02:59 That is why the responsibility is massive.
03:02 Look I am a coach, a head coach.
03:05 Sometimes we can make a mistake but that is football.
03:10 That happened and we need to keep moving and keep being strong.
03:15 Because I think we have a very good group of players for different reasons
03:19 that we are explaining from the beginning of the season.
03:21 We are not performing in the way that people expect.
03:23 And always when the expectation is different to the reality.
03:27 It's difficult to get what you deserve.
03:30 That is why it's so impatient.
03:32 The patience never arrives.
03:34 After losing Liverpool again it was a massive, massive fail.
03:40 Look Chelsea how bad it is.
03:42 And of course they lose Liverpool again to Arsenal.
03:45 I didn't listen to anything about it.
03:48 But it was a similar result when we played against Liverpool.
03:52 And look what happened with Liverpool.
03:54 That is affecting the players because we are a team that needs confidence.
03:59 We need all the support.
04:01 And we need all the support.
04:02 Our fans need to be behind.
04:04 That is a difference in Chelsea.
04:06 And the people need to realise the situation.
04:09 And we cannot send different messages or different wrong things to the people.
04:18 And the people believe that, you know, start to sing things that have not happened.
04:24 That is why we need the support.
04:26 Of course we are demanding the support to the team, to the players.
04:31 Because I know the quality.
04:33 And we know the quality of the players.
04:35 The players have an amazing quality.
04:37 The only problem is to take time to build a team.
04:40 And that is, you know, the reality that we need to translate to the fans.
04:45 And the fans need to be patient.
04:47 Of course we are going to find a way to succeed.
04:52 There are too many things that we need to fix before to talk about tactics or about football.
04:57 But we are entitled to fix all these things.
05:03 As soon as possible, for sure, we are going to perform and be in the position that the club deserves.
05:13 Sorry Gary.
05:16 It was good for you.
05:18 Thank you.
05:19 You say you have got quality and you say you need time.
05:22 But do you also need desire?
05:25 Do the players need desire?
05:27 Because Ben Chilwell, the captain, said that Wolves wanted it more.
05:30 Yes, and I run, you know.
05:33 Because when you listen, Chile never say that.
05:36 They say that we didn't win the Dwells when it was 50-50, they won.
05:43 But I don't know, that was a misinterpretation of the words sometimes.
05:50 You know, when the result like we suffered against Wolverhampton, I think, happened.
05:56 We are Chelsea and everything is bigger than normally.
06:00 And always it's to try to find some words to put, you know, and to create a big history.
06:07 When I was talking with Chile, it never was the intention to say that the team didn't show desire.
06:14 I think the effort was there.
06:16 And I think for different reasons we didn't perform.
06:18 But I think, I am not going to complain about the attitude.
06:21 The attitude of the players always were good.
06:24 For different reasons we are not performing.
06:27 You know, it's difficult to explain to here and you to the fans, but they need to trust in us.
06:32 The most important thing in football is to trust.
06:35 To feel the trust, the coaching staff, the players.
06:38 And then I think more than us, the players, because they need to perform on the pitch.
06:44 And we need to provide during 90 minutes always the calm and the relax for them to perform and feel free to play.
06:52 Talk about trust, and you are always upfront and very honest and we appreciate that.
06:57 Do you feel that the owners still trust you? Have you heard from the owners?
07:01 I didn't hear nothing in another way around.
07:06 I received a very good text from them.
07:09 I think, you know, we are all together in this.
07:14 And that is the most important, you know.
07:17 But of course they are in contact with me and of course the Portuguese director every day.
07:21 You are welcome.
07:23 Hello.
07:24 Have you spoken to Thiago Silva about your relationship with Dorset?
07:31 He came today to talk with me.
07:33 Did you find out what it was about?
07:36 I'm not going to talk about it in the way that we were talking.
07:41 The important thing is that he came and wanted to talk with me.
07:47 And of course, do you know me?
07:50 After more than 10 years, how I am? We are very strong coaching staff.
07:55 I'm very strong in our way to operate and in the way that we are.
08:00 And of course, he came to talk, we talked.
08:03 And I think, I don't want to... That was private and that's it.
08:08 It's private things that keep for me, keep inside of the team.
08:16 How is your relationship with Thiago generally?
08:18 Well, you can ask.
08:21 He's good. He's very good.
08:25 I think so he's excellent.
08:27 Because, yes, I think he was always good from the beginning.
08:31 You can see all my press conference, all my interviews,
08:34 in the way that I was always talking about him.
08:37 Thank you.
08:38 You're welcome.
08:39 I have another question.
08:41 Against Wolves, Stamford Bridge actually brought a couple of players, right?
08:45 You said you'd be in one of them.
08:48 But before that defeat, you had a really good form at Stamford Bridge.
08:53 Just on your personal connection with the fans,
08:55 do you think that going over to applaud the fans
08:59 and try to connect with them could create a better atmosphere?
09:02 Look, you read my mind.
09:04 Because I think we were talking about that,
09:06 that we need to create a good connection with the fans.
09:09 The fans need to understand that now you go to Stamford Bridge
09:12 and it's different Chelsea and different project, different everything.
09:16 And, yes, I think also it's our responsibility,
09:20 the players and of course the staff and the club,
09:23 it's the responsibility to create the connection,
09:25 to find something in between us that really appreciate.
09:30 And, yes, that is a thing that we were thinking the last few weeks.
09:35 Because the fans need from us to see that we really care about the club
09:44 and the players.
09:45 I promise you and I promise to every single fan
09:49 that the players want to perform and want to win games.
09:53 And the players suffer a lot when they are not performing.
09:57 They feel the responsibility.
09:59 At some point, they are desperate to receive the love from the fans.
10:04 But at the same time, they understand the situation.
10:08 And when you don't perform and you don't get the result,
10:10 it's normal that the fans should criticise us.
10:15 And, of course, this is a scene that we need to create all together.
10:19 And, yes, I think the team will achieve that
10:22 and the fans will realise that the players need different support,
10:27 need to feel the engagement with the people, with the fans,
10:34 with the energy.
10:36 But, of course, it depends on us also to show that we have great energy,
10:41 good energy and the right energy in every single game that we play.
10:44 But it's true, the form was good until Wolves.
10:48 I think we suffered a little bit.
10:51 I told you after the game against Wolverhampton
10:55 that maybe after Liverpool we lost a little bit of focus
11:02 and it was difficult to prepare quickly the game for Wolverhampton
11:07 and it was really, really tough.
11:10 In a team that needs to compete every three or four days,
11:14 now we are going to compete after three days,
11:16 you know, against Aston Villa.
11:19 Yes, always it's tougher.
11:21 And, yes, the players need to grow and need to be more mature
11:25 because, like a team, we need to learn from this.
11:28 Last two in the broadcast section.
11:30 Ian and then Martin to finish.
11:32 Is this job being harder than you thought it would be?
11:36 That question was before and I think I explained that, of course,
11:40 it's a tough job.
11:44 Of course, it's a difficult job, but at the same time it's an exciting project
11:49 and a project that, knowing that it's difficult,
11:54 and in this type of moment that maybe we are living in a situation
12:05 that is not nice, we can learn.
12:10 And I think it's a good opportunity for them to learn.
12:13 But I trust, I told the player today in the meeting,
12:16 I trust in you more than ever.
12:18 I'm going to support you more than ever.
12:21 I am not a normal boss.
12:23 I am the leader.
12:25 And I don't know how to tell you how the leader is,
12:29 but I think I need to reflect in every single action that I really trust.
12:33 And we really trust the player that we have.
12:38 And, of course, we are going to face this momentum with strength
12:46 and knowing that we can bounce back and start to win games.
12:50 Last question today, Martin.
12:52 Hi Mauricio.
12:58 Martin, how are you?
12:59 Can I ask you about the match tomorrow?
13:03 The first game was a good game for both clubs, really.
13:06 It was a very good nail-in-the-drawer.
13:08 When you prepare for tomorrow, do you refer back to that mostly
13:13 or the things that happened in between, considering Acoles?
13:17 Does that influence your thinking and change the approach, really?
13:22 Can you really focus on what was a good Chelsea performance?
13:25 It's true that we played well in the game,
13:28 the game that we played here on Stamford Bridge.
13:32 And after it happened, some circumstances,
13:34 and then we are going to have one day less to prepare the game.
13:37 And, of course, we played Sunday, they played Saturday.
13:40 And, you know, again, after the first half, I think it was really done.
13:46 And, yes, I think the circumstances that we arrived at are completely different.
13:50 But in football it's like this.
13:52 We cannot change the past.
13:54 Only we can affect the future.
13:56 And, yes, we were talking today with the player about to be ready to compete tomorrow.
14:02 We are going to pay attention, of course,
14:04 in some similitude that happened in the last few games for them.
14:07 And for us, we need to improve in another.
14:09 And, of course, we need to assess our player until tomorrow.
14:12 And I'm going to decide the team because I think it's important to assess the player,
14:17 how they are recovering.
14:20 And normally we will do some changes for tomorrow.
14:24 OK, we'll leave it there. Cameras off, please.
14:26 That's the end of the broadcast section.