Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea by mutual consent.
Pochettino left the Chelsea coaching job on Tuesday after having joined them last July. The 52 year old joined them on a two year contract with an option for an additional year.
Chelsea runners up in the Carabao Cup this season under Pochettino. The club’s sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said the following in a statement:
“On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season. He will be welcome back to Stamford Bridge any time and we wish him all the very best in his future coaching career.”
The Argentine said:
“Thank you to the Chelsea ownership group and Sporting Directors for the opportunity to be part of this football club’s history. The Club is now well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come.”
Alexis Mac Allister commented on Real Madrid’s rumored interest in him. Liverpool’s midfielder arrived in Buenos Aires on Tuesday morning and briefly responded to some questions to ESPN at Ezeiza’s airport.
“I don’t talk about assumptions, I’m very happy at Liverpool. I think it was a good season individually, then we had some objectives that we couldn’t meet, but I still think it was a very good season.”
The Argentine midfielder also expressed his excitement about representing the national team again and mentioned the particular way in which he found out about Lionel Scaloni’s call:
“I’m happy for the call-up, it is always a pride to be in the national team, so I am very happy. I found out about the call through social media.”
Matías Soulé and Santiago Hezze have been called up to the Argentina U23 team to prepare for the Olympics.
Soulé and Hezze will be with the team, preparing for the games in France. According to Gastón Edul, both players will be joining Javier Mascherano’s team.
The 21 year old Soulé has had a solid season with Frosinine, scoring 11 goals and three assists in 35 matches.
Santiago Hezze is in the Conference League final against Fiorentina.
Julián Álvarez, Emiliano Martínez and Nicolás Otamendi will be the three overage players for Argentina at the Olympics.
Argentina Olympic coach Javier Mascherano now has his three overage players for the Olympics in France. According to Ariel Senosiain, the three players over the age of 23 which will represent Argentina at the Olympic games will be Julián Álvarez, Emiliano Martínez and Nicolás Otamendi.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke about Argentina’s two friendly matches in June and preparing for the Copa America.
Lionel Scaloni and Argentina will be playing two friendly matches in June in the United States. The first will be on June 9 against Ecuador at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois and the second on June 14 against Guatemala at Commanders Field in Washington, DC.
Scaloni to Major League Soccer where he commented about Argentina and preparing for the Copa America in the United States. Here is what he had to say:
“When playing against Argentina, they play against the champion. But for us, nothing much changes.
“Always playing with this shirt means going out to compete in every game and it will not change our way of approaching each match. It is true that we have one more star on our chest and the responsibility is to continue competing. But our way of playing will be the same.
“A tour before a Cup is always important and especially because you adjust the last details for the debut.
“The players are coming off a long season in which most have played a lot of matches and it is time to join forces. They are two matches that would have the team ready to compete.”
