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Mauricio Pochettino on handling the pressure at Chelsea... and avoiding grey hairs.
"To be focused on playing football, you need to be free in your mind. You can’t be affected because of the stock market in New York or Tokyo, or the weather in I don’t know where because the farms can't grow the cereals.
“That is why I keep my hair like this. It’s because I do not suffer for things I am not in charge of. I only suffer for sport, for football, to try to improve the players, to give them good things and a good platform to win games.
“If there is no rain at my farm, I can't grow the crops. You kill the business of my family on the farm and they need money. That is stress. With that, you can lose your hair. But I can't lose my hair because the opponent was better than us.”
View: https://x.com/jacobsben/status/1754998196181328287?s=46&t=Zr__ObRcjqxF616P03tagg
It's like, tell me that you're faking it until you make it and are woefully unqualified for the task at hand without coming straight out and admitting it.
"To be focused on playing football, you need to be free in your mind. You can’t be affected because of the stock market in New York or Tokyo, or the weather in I don’t know where because the farms can't grow the cereals.
“That is why I keep my hair like this. It’s because I do not suffer for things I am not in charge of. I only suffer for sport, for football, to try to improve the players, to give them good things and a good platform to win games.
“If there is no rain at my farm, I can't grow the crops. You kill the business of my family on the farm and they need money. That is stress. With that, you can lose your hair. But I can't lose my hair because the opponent was better than us.”
View: https://x.com/jacobsben/status/1754998196181328287?s=46&t=Zr__ObRcjqxF616P03tagg
"To be focused on playing football, you need to be free in your mind. You can’t be affected because of the stock market in New York or Tokyo, or the weather in I don’t know where because the farms can't grow the cereals.
“That is why I keep my hair like this. It’s because I do not suffer for things I am not in charge of. I only suffer for sport, for football, to try to improve the players, to give them good things and a good platform to win games.
“If there is no rain at my farm, I can't grow the crops. You kill the business of my family on the farm and they need money. That is stress. With that, you can lose your hair. But I can't lose my hair because the opponent was better than us.”
View: https://x.com/jacobsben/status/1754998196181328287?s=46&t=Zr__ObRcjqxF616P03tagg
Poch getting the sack changes nothing. The agony will be prolonged either way.
"To be focused on playing football, you need to be free in your mind. You can’t be affected because of the stock market in New York or Tokyo, or the weather in I don’t know where because the farms can't grow the cereals.
“That is why I keep my hair like this. It’s because I do not suffer for things I am not in charge of. I only suffer for sport, for football, to try to improve the players, to give them good things and a good platform to win games.
“If there is no rain at my farm, I can't grow the crops. You kill the business of my family on the farm and they need money. That is stress. With that, you can lose your hair. But I can't lose my hair because the opponent was better than us.”
View: https://x.com/jacobsben/status/1754998196181328287?s=46&t=Zr__ObRcjqxF616P03tagg
So they are basically paying £25 million a year for this guy on a turnover of £400 million without CL. Just builds in massive operating losses.The guy is on 15.5MM per year until 2032. There isn't a single club in the world who's going to pick that up unless he's willing to take a pay cut that gigantic to make it worth everyone's while.
And this will really screw them - high wages and long contracts. All clubs need to reduce their expenditure on wages, transfer fees and agents fees to a max 80% next season and 70% the season after. This will squeeze their transfer expenditure. Wouldn’t be surprised if Palace have a bigger transfer budget over the next few yearsThe guy is on 15.5MM per year until 2032. There isn't a single club in the world who's going to pick that up unless he's willing to take a pay cut that gigantic to make it worth everyone's while.
