Mauricio Pochettino sported his heart on his sleeve after Chelsea fought back against all the odds to beat Manchester United.
Cole Palmer’s last-gasp winning goal sparked wild scenes at Stamford Bridge and Pochettino was whipped around by the sheer emotion.
He is now hoping to build a better, stronger rapport with supporters.
‘I arrived to Chelsea in a different project than in the previous 10 years,” Pochettino said post-match.
‘I played with my reputation to come here, in a project to build a team with young players, talented players.
‘We knew it was a massive challenge to build a team, win games and to be competitive, to take the risk with the fans.
‘I said from the beginning, I want to build a genuine relationship.
‘Not kissing the badge or doing stupid things on the touchline to win the (favour) of the fans.
‘I want to prove the team the tools to win games, to make them believe in ourselves and to build a relationship.
‘I’m not here to be a populist and a hypocrite and say “I love the fans”, because I know it’s about time to build this relationship.’
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