The Brentford coach is heading to Stamford Bridge this summer (Picture: Getty)Mauricio Pochettino could be on a potential collision course with Chelsea’s owners over their decision to appoint Bernardo Cueva and insists he will decide if the incoming set-piece coach will stand on the touchline. Until now, Chelsea have not had a specialist set-piece coach, with goalkeeper coach Toni Jimenez taking the lead, and Pochettino previously played down the importance of such a role. We are a coaching staff who work already on set-pieces. ‘We have a specialist, we have a group of analysts for set-pieces, we have the coaching staff and we work a lot. At the moment, we were talking about trying to find a good specialist [player] for next season.

Source: Metro March 16, 2024 14:54 UTC