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Mauricio Pochettino CAN'T blame his predecessors for poor atmosphere at Stamford Bridge, argues Ian Ladyman on It's All Kicking Off... it's his team and his football Chelsea fans are watching

Related Topics: Mauricio Pochettino, Pat Nevin

Mail Sport's Football Editor Ian Ladyman has insisted that Mauricio Pochettino is to blame for flat atmosphere at Stamford Bridge this season - rather than his Chelsea predecessors - on It's All Kicking Off.

The Argentine manager was incensed by a comment made by former Chelsea player Pat Nevin about the lacklustre vibe in west London ahead of the club's Carabao Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough.

The Blues icon compared Stamford Bridge to a 'mausoleum', but Pochettino suggested that the club were in a way 'paying now (for) the effect of 18 months'.