'I don't want': Mauricio Pochettino's brutal response to questions about his relationship with Chelsea fans

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says his relationship with Tottenham fans in his first season was equally difficult but he turned things around naturally.

There has been a feeling that the argentinian has not done enough to win over the Chelsea fans since he took over.

The 52-year-old is regarded by many as on of Tottenhham’s best managers in recent time, having led them to the Champions League final in 2019 and finishing second in the league in his time at north London. 

There was alway going to be that distance between himself and the Chelsea fanbase due to his past but the Argentinian manager who has kept the team in the hunt for European football despite a long list of injuries says he hopes when the love arrives it will be real and not fake.

He told reporters at the club’s training base in Surrey ahead of the visit to Brighton: “In Tottenham, the first season was tough also. What I don't like, we are not fake people. 

“We are not going to say we love something that we still need an emotional link. It's easy for me to arrive in the first game and kiss the badge but it is not in my nature. I want to create real feelings. If we arrive one day and feel the love between the fans and us, it is going to be real, not fake because we are not fake people.” 

Chelsea seeking successive Premier League away victories on the road for the first time in 2024

Before the game against Nottingham Forest, the Blues had only won two of their last 12 away games but they arrive at the Amex seeking their first successive win away from Stamford Bridge for the first time this year.

The turn around has been so great that they could still finish sixth aehad of Newcastle if they can win their last two games and and Newcastle drop points.