Find out “What Thiago Silva and Mauricio Pochettino did before the Chelsea press conference today” Thiago Silva’s wife Belle Silva caused quite the stir on social media over the weekend following Chelsea’s loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
During the game, she put up a post on X that appeared to call for the sacking of manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Pochettino was asked about it in his pre-match press conference, which football.london were there to cover, and has confirmed that he spoke to Thiago Silva about it earlier today.
The Argentine may not have to worry about Belle Silva for too much longer, with her husband’s contract expiring at the end of the season.
However, the central defender has been a key player for Chelsea this season and even scored in the defeat to Wolves.
Mauricio Pochettino has no issues with Thiago Silva
Pochettino claims he has a good relationship with Thiago Silva and that the Brazilian came to him today to discuss his wife’s social media post.
When asked about the matter, the 51-year-old said: “He came today to talk to me. I’m not going to talk about what we were talking but the most important thing is that he came and talked to me.
“It’s good [their relationship]. It’s very good. I think so. From the beginning, you can see my press conferences and how I talk about him.”
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Not what Chelsea need right now
This off-field drama is the last thing Pochettino needed. Chelsea have become a real circus at a time where they need to be serious.
Their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League are slipping away after they dropped into the bottom half of the table, while the Blues play Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at the end of the month.
There is also a FA Cup fourth round replay against Aston Villa tomorrow, so this kind of distraction has come at such a bad time.
