Breaking News: Following Middlesbrough, Chelsea made a contentious choice to fire Mauricio Pochettino, but there was one condition attached to the decision

Middlesbrough’s defeat over Chelsea has delivered a blow to Chelsea’s prospects of winning the Carabao Cup. Mauricio Pochettino has come under pressure for the Blues’ most recent defeat.

As a result of the most recent in a string of terrible performances, Mauricio Pochettino is receiving significant criticism from supporters. This is already the third time in his brief reign at Chelse, and it is happening for the third time. Despite the fact that the results had been improving over the course of the previous month, they have not been able to alleviate the underlying concerns.

Following their defeat to Middlesbrough by a score of 1-0 at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday, the Blues, who are presently tenth in the Premier League, have given themselves a more difficult challenge than was anticipated in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final matchup with Middlesbrough. Pochettino is now confronted with a crucial period of four weeks, during which the fate of the cup will be determined by the second leg of the match against Aston Villa, as well as by the FA Cup fourth round.

As Chelsea enter the second half of the January transfer window, they are apprehensive about their roster and the potential upgrades they could make. During this time, Liverpool will be playing in the league, and Chelsea will be competing against Liverpool. In light of the current circumstances, it does not appear that there will be any significant changes made either within or outside of the club.

However, despite an improved run of six wins in seven home games (the one tie was against Manchester City) and a larger record that extends to one loss in ten games spanning back to late September at Stamford Bridge, things have been bad away from home. The only draw was against Manchester City. Pochettino’s team is currently in the midst of a remarkable streak of five losses in a row, which includes defeats on the road against Everton, Wolves, and now Boro, who are playing in the Championship.

It has been brought to the attention of football.london that the 51-year-old is not currently facing any immediate pressure, as his career is not immediately in jeopardy, despite the growing number of individuals who are expressing their disagreements online and now among the matchgoing fanbase. After the month of December, this is the second time that public support for the Argentine has been made, which is proof of the fragile nature of his standing with supporters.

Over the course of the summer, Chelsea spent more than 300 million pounds on expanding his roster with new players, but very few, if any, of them were his deliberate choices. The Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital regime has been in place since May 2022, and this is a part of a larger commitment to transfer fees for players that amounts to one billion pounds. They are already on their third permanent manager, despite the fact that they are experiencing a steady decline in results on the pitch for the money they have spent.