Erik ten Hag
This season, MU started quite poorly in all competitions when they were eliminated from the League Cup and Champions League. In the Premier League, the “Red Devils” are ranked 7th with 28 points after 17 rounds, 6 points behind the 4th ranked team, Man City.
Coach Ten Hag. Photo: Getty.
After 17 matches, MU’s attack has only scored a mere 18 goals. This achievement is only better than 5 other clubs including Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Luton Town (both with 17 goals), Burnley (16 goals) and Sheffield United (12 goals).
In the remaining 3 matches of 2023, MU will face West Ham (away), Aston Villa (home) and Nottingham Forest (away). Among them, West Ham and Aston Villa are both difficult opponents. If he cannot help his team improve its performance, it will not be surprising if Coach Ten Hag is fired soon.
Vincent Kompany
Coach Vincent Kompany. Photo: Getty.
Although he contributed greatly to helping Burnley promote, coach Vincent Kompany could not help the team have good results in the Premier League 2023/24. With only 8 points, Burnley is at the bottom of the rankings, equal on points with bottom team Sheffield Utd but ranked higher thanks to better goal difference. The gap between them and the 17th ranked team, Nottingham, is up to 6 points.
From now until the end of 2023, Burnley will have to face three more highly rated opponents: Fulham, Liverpool and Aston Villa. Therefore, it will not be surprising if the home team at Turf Moor loses and coach Kompany is fired.
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson. Photo: Getty.
After returning to Crystal Palace in March 2023, coach Roy Hodgson helped the “Eagles” successfully survive relegation. However, this season, the 76-year-old coach did not meet expectations when the home team at Selhurst Park is ranked 15th with 18 points through 18 matches.
According to experts, if Crystal Palace does not have good results against Chelsea and Brentford, coach Hodgson is completely likely to be “beheaded”.
Mauricio Pochettino
Coach Mauricio Pochettino. Photo: Getty.
In the 2023 Summer transfer window, billionaire Todd Boehly gave coach Mauricio Pochettino up to 380 million pounds to recruit 10 new recruits. This is the highest spending level in the history of world soccer in a “summer market”.
However, Chelsea played quite poorly, sinking in 10th place on the Premier League rankings with only 22 points through 17 matches, 12 points behind Man City. With their current fluctuating performance, “The Blues” has almost no chance of competing for a spot in the Top 4.
Therefore, the next three matches against Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace and Luton Town are considered the last opportunities for coach Pochettino to keep his seat.
Coach Pochettino created unprecedented achievements
In the match against bottom team Sheffield United in round 17 of the Premier League, Chelsea dominated the first half but were completely stuck in finding a way to penetrate goalkeeper Wes Foderingham’s net.
In the second half, midfielder Cole Palmer (54′) and striker Nicolas Jackson (61′) took turns scoring to help Chelsea easily win 2-0. Thus, “The Blues” has rediscovered the joy of winning after 2 losing matches.
Coach Pochettino. Photo: Getty.
This result helps Chelsea temporarily climb to 10th place in the Premier League rankings with 22 points after 17 matches.
The assist for Palmer to open the score in the last match helped Raheem Sterling directly participate in 181 goals in the Premier League (120 goals, 61 assists), equal to two legends Michael Owen and Dennis Bergkamp.
Up to this point, Sterling has had the same number of assists in the Premier League as Riyad Mahrez.
Mauricio Pochettino has a higher win rate against newly promoted clubs than any other coach in Premier League history who has held 10 or more matches. Specifically, after 43 matches, the Argentine strategist and his team won 37 matches (86%). This is an achievement that other “monuments” such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola… did not have.
3/6 of Chelsea’s wins in the Premier League this season came from matches with newcomers Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United.
Speaking after the match, coach Pochettino said: “I am very happy that Chelsea won a worthy victory. My students worked very hard last week after suffering defeat against Everton.
Not only did my students show determination, they also showed confidence. Sheffield United is a difficult opponent. They caused us many difficulties in the first half. However, in the second half, Chelsea still maintained the ability to control the game and did not allow the opponent to organize sharp attacks.
Next Tuesday, Chelsea will have a very important match against Newcastle. This victory will help my students gain more confidence.”
Premier League round 17 results. Photo: Bongdaso.
