Mauricio Pochettino has stated he receives positive feedback from Chelsea fans about the job he’s doing, but only when he’s out walking his dog.
It’s been a difficult season for the Blues, with the Argentine coming in for a lot of criticism as Chelsea face the possibility of missing out on Europe for the second consecutive season.
Pochettino’s side sit ninth, five points behind Newcastle in seventh, which as it stands is the last available place for European qualification.
Pochettino reveals Chelsea fans have praised his work
Chelsea supporters have been heavily critical of the 52-year-old both in the stadium and online about the job he’s done this season, with many calling on the club to make a change.
However Pochettino revealed he has received positive feedback from supporters, but only when he’s been out walking his dog.
Pochettino has come under heavy criticism from Chelsea fans this season.
“When I am on the street the people are really good and appreciate”, he told The Independent.
“They give us the credit (for) working in a project and a process that is so difficult.
“People that understand football know what is going on here and appreciate our commitment and the way that we behave, and support our decisions that we are taking.
“Sometimes I meet the fans in different places and they ask me, I can tell the truth.
“Sometimes the fans get some image that is not real, it’s in the way that (the media) sometimes takes my words, or the photographer sometimes takes me sad, but I am not sad.
I laugh a lot, I smile, I am very positive. I am not acting. I try to be natural.
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