Mauricio Pochettino loves a good analogy, if you can call it that. And this weekend, he has compared Chelsea’s project to the growing of a flower or a vegetable.
As he prepares to lead his side into battle in The League Cup final this against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool this afternoon, Pochettino has said that Chelsea’s currently project is like planting a seed and then waiting for it to grow.
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It’s a good comparison really and does make a lot of sense. Some flowers and vegetables grow quicker than others, but when they come out to full growth they often look very beautiful, or if it’s a vegetable, will often taste very nice. So you can see where he is coming from with this one.
But it also shows that he is really believing in this project and this group of players, which bodes well ahead of the final this afternoon.
As cited by The Guardian, Pochettino said: “When you plant a seed you don’t see, at the start, when it begins to grow. You need time. You need many things. In all of these types of projects … the first year or year and a half or two years, it is always difficult to see what is growing from the outside. Planting is about first growing the roots. Then things start to appear.”
Let’s hope his confidence transpires onto the pitch!
