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MAURICIO POCHETTINO received a text message from the Chelsea owners after their horror showing against Wolves.
His side were booed off after falling to a 4-2 home defeat at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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GettyPochettino has since come under mounting pressure but is understood to still have the support of the board.
Chelsea’s owners are demanding European qualification this season, though.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s FA Cup fourth round replay against Aston Villa, Pochettino revealed he had received a text from the owners.
He explained: “I received a very good text after the game against Wolves from the owners. We’re all together in this!”
Chelsea are currently 11th in the Premier League, 15 points off the top four and five adrift of seventh place.
However, they can qualify for next season’s Europa Conference League by beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.
Pochettino was also asked about Thiago Silva’s wife during the press conference.
Belle Silva appeared to call for him to be sacked after the Wolves loss, writing on X, formerly Twitter: “It’s time to change. If you wait any longer it will be too late.”
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When asked about the incident, the Chelsea boss responded: “He came today to talk with me. I don’t want to talk about what we were talking about.
“The important thing is he came, he wanted to talk with me. You know me after more than 10 years, how I am, we are a very strong coaching staff. He came to talk. We talked. That was private. That’s it.”
Pressed on whether he still has a strong relationship with Silva, Pochettino added: “It’s good. It’s very good.
“You can see from my press conferences and interviews in the way I was talking about him.”
Chelsea travel to Villa Park on Wednesday after a goalless draw in their first meeting on January 26.
The winner of the tie will host either Leeds or Plymouth in the fifth round on February 28.
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