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Mauricio Pochettino does not believe it is fair to compare his early Chelsea tenure to that of former Blues boss Thomas Tuchel.
Tuchel, who is now in charge of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, won the Champions League in 2021 just months after arriving in the Stamford Bridge hot seat.
Life at Chelsea has not been so straightforward for former Spurs manager Pochettino, who has seen his new side win just one of their first five Premier League games this season.
His squad has been ravaged by injuries in recent weeks, with only 15 first-team players available for the goalless draw at Bournemouth last weekend.
However, more has been expected of Chelsea after they passed the £1billion mark for spending under owner Todd Boehly and investment group Clearlake Capital.
Mauricio Pochettino has claimed that Chelsea are not the 'same project' that Thomas Tuchel took over in 2021
The German head coach led Chelsea to their second-ever Champions League title just months after taking over at Stamford Bridge
Pochettino has claimed Chelsea are not the same club that Tuchel took over more than two years ago.
He said: 'Thomas arrived in a different project. A project that was already built. We arrived in a project where the principle guide was changing. That is why it is different.
'Should we win every game because we are Chelsea? Yes. We are not the Chelsea that won the Champions League or Premier
