Former Everton chief Keith Wyness has warned Chelsea not sack Mauricio Pochettino despite Chelsea’s inconsistent season.

Wyness – who served as CEO at Everton between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – cited his time with David Moyes on Merseyside, claiming “stability can pay dividends”.

Under the management of Mauricio Pochettino, who has a contract with Chelsea until June 2025, only 21 out of 41 games have been won, resulting in a win rate of 51% since his appointment in 2023.

This performance comes in the wake of significant investments in the squad, including high-profile signings like Moises Caicedo, Christopher Nkunku, and Nicolas Jackson, who joined the club alongside the Argentine coach.

Wyness told Football Insider: “I think it would be a huge mistake to sack Pochettino.

“It often takes one, if not two seasons to mould a team together.

“I don’t know closely enough about the personalities in the squad, and whether or not he has the right leaders in his squad.

“It’ll take a lot longer for Pochettino to get a tune out of this side consistently.

“Any move for another manager would be wrong, I think.

“David Moyes was with us at Everton for 10 or 11 years, and I know that stability can pay dividends.

“Pochettino is a capable manager. It would be the worst of all worlds for them to have a kneejerk reaction and make a change.”

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