You would have thought that Mauricio Pochettino would have been happy at full-time earlier today after Chelsea’s last-minute goal against Manchester City.
It drew the Blues level and made the score 4-4, ensuring the home side earned a point.
However, Mauricio Pochettino was seen at the final whistle going crazy at referee Anthony Taylor, and the Argentine has explained to football.london and the rest of the media why.
Given the opposition and the fact that Chelsea went behind more than once, though, it was still a very good point for his side.
Mauricio Pochettino explains Anthony Taylor incident
Pochettino was not happy with Taylor for blowing the whistle when Chelsea had an attack at the very end of the game.
Speaking to football.london and other outlets, the Blues boss said: “I need to apologise to Anthony and the officials because in this moment I feel Raheem [Sterling] can go through and in this moment I say, ‘What the…?’
“I deserve to be booked. I apologise, but this type of behaviour is no good. I want to apologise to him also [Pep Guardiola]. I was focused on the action.”
Mauricio Pochettino can still be happy with the game
Again, it was a really good point for Chelsea. It was also a good performance.
They really took it to the Premier League and European champions. To score four goals against them is quite some feat.
Offensively, they have got the job done in their last two fixtures, something that was not happening at the start of the season.
And at the heart of it has been Cole Palmer, whom Pochettino recently compared to Argentina legend Angel Di Maria.
If Chelsea play like this every week, they are going to blow teams away. It is clear to see, though, that the likes of City and Tottenham Hotspur not sitting on the edge of the box has helped them.
Are they now capable of beating a deep block? We will find out soon, with the Blues taking on Newcastle United after the international break. The Magpies are unlikely to be as gung-ho as City and Tottenham, for example, and will probably sit much deeper.
Chelsea have really struggled against those tactics this season, losing to Nottingham Forest at home and drawing against Bournemouth.
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