Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has explained why his in-house punishment for receiving a suspension is different to that for his players.
Pochettino will serve a one-match touchline ban after picking up three yellow cards in the Premier League already this season, with his latest booking coming at the end of their thrilling 4-4 draw at home to Manchester City.
With Chelsea looking to launch one final attack deep into second-half stoppage time, referee Anthony Taylor brought the game to a halt, and Pochettino stormed on to the pitch protesting against the timing of the final whistle. He received a yellow card and apologised for his actions in his post-match press conference.
Assistant manager Jesus Perez will patrol the touchline instead when Chelsea travel to Newcastle United on Saturday.
Nicolas Jackson was suspended earlier this season after accumulating five yellow cards, all of which were for dissent, and he recently revealed he was further punished by Pochettino.
“One day I was running I didn’t know why. They just called me out to run. It was laps, really hard, the intensity, then I was lying down when I finished,” Jackson said.
“The coach spoke to me and told me to be careful. When you show a card, you get a yellow card. I’m planning to change that.”
With Pochettino now set to serve a suspension of his own, he told a press conference how his repentance differed to Jackson’s.
“He [Jackson] needed to run! And for me? I am going to pay for a dinner,” Pochettino revealed. “I am going to pay for a dinner because I get suspended now. Because I cannot run…I would prefer to pay!
“I am taking the players and staff out for a barbecue. It will be a lot!”
Pochettino is known for his love of barbecues, going to the extent of having one instaled at Tottenham Hotspur’s training complex during his time there as manager.
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