
Mauricio Pochettino was linked with several sack rumours last season, but the Argentine kept his job and later steadied the ship at Chelsea towards the end of the campaign, as Chelsea finished in 6th place.
Mauricio Pochettino was eventually dismissed at the end of last season, with Enzo Maresca getting the job.
Many fans and pundits were sceptical of the decision made by the Chelsea owners, but Enzo Maresca seems to have ended all doubts with Chelsea’s performance of late.
Discussing Chelsea’s revival under Maresca, Petit told Gambling Zone: “It was a massive surprise that Chelsea sacked Poch, but what a decision it has proved to be.
“They have elevated themselves to a new level under Maresca. He has done something that the former managers couldn’t do; be ruthless.
“He has shown no pity to his players and has exiled the deadwood like Raheem Sterling.
“He’s made it clear he is the manager and shown the door to so many players – even those who signed a year before he arrived.
“He’s ruthless and it’s working – and it’s amazed me a lot how it’s worked so quickly for him in terms of management, building a spine and getting his team to play the way he wants to play.”