The arrival of Mauricio Pochettino in the technical direction of Chelsea for the 2023-24 season was confirmed on Monday, in a new attempt by Todd Bohli to launch the Stamford Bridge institution project in the men’s team. With this announcement, Pochettino joins the list of coaches who have led the Blues and Tottenham.
Although it will be the first time that a tactician who took charge of Spurs has subsequently landed at Chelsea, Pochettino has much to prove following his great work with the Lillywhites and his stormy spell at Paris Saint-Germain, where success was not achieved. A lot of questions were raised on him to do. At the continental level despite having a great squad.
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The task won’t be easy, as he finds himself with the Blues in ruins after a horrendous campaign in 2022-23 that saw coaches like Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter or Frank Lampard quit. Likewise, Argentina would be able to focus on making them compete again in domestic tournaments, as UEFA competitions were far away.
Who are the coaches shared by Tottenham and Chelsea?
- Jose Mourinho: The Portuguese technical director had two spells at the Stamford Bridge club and in both he achieved major success in the form of Premier League (3), FA Cup (1) or League Cup (3). He arrived at Spurs after a stint at Manchester United, but unfortunately for his own sake did not win any titles with them.
- Antonio Conte: The last tactician shared by the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and the Blues men went to the Italian coach, first with Chelsea, later at Spurs. Perhaps his most memorable episode in charge of Tottenham was his meeting with Thomas Tuchel at the start of 2022–23, while with the Blues he became Premier League (1) and FA Cup (1) champions.
- Andre Villas-Boas: The 45-year-old Lusitanian coach was also another who went through both London institutions when he began his career at football clubs as a scout, won over FC Porto and landed at Chelsea, where He left blank. After seeing his process in the Blues cut in March 2012, he moved to Tottenham in July of the same year, although he again lost the Championship in England.
