Chelsea players were devastated and disgusted by Mauricio Pochettino s departure earlier this week, with the news said to have ruined any good vibes built in the squad at the end of the season.
Pochettino left the club by mutual consent on Tuesday after the Chelsea owners became convinced that the Argentinian could not work effectively in the club s structure.
The former Spurs boss led the Blues into Europe with a fine run of form at the end of a campaign in which he struggled with an inexperienced squad and significant injury problems.
But the owners reportedly thought Pochettino deserved some of the blame for those injuries and were also unimpressed by and his .
WhatsApp backlash
The players became aware of Pochettino s departure shortly before the 7.18pm announcement on Tuesday as rumours on social media prompted messages between themselves and agents on WhatsApp.
There was a what have they done? vibe to many of those messages, while another used the words sh*t and fan to describe a reaction of devastation and disgust from their client .
It s claimed Pochettino s departure has ruined the feel-good factor built through their fine end of season form and although there had been talk for a while of his possible exit, the players reportedly saw that as little more than newspaper talk .
Have a good summer, were Pochettino s simple words after the end of the season, with all parties assuming he would be leading them on their tour of the United states in a couple of months time.
