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Chelsea boss Pochettino: Brentford draw so bad I canceled dinner with wife!

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino admits last week's draw at Brentford left him so disappointed he canceled dinner with his wife!

Pochettino instead watched more games as he brooded over the result.

“Saturday, after the Brentford game, the draw was like a loss", Pochettino said. “It killed my wife because I cancelled our dinner. I said I don't want to go for a dinner, I wanted to stay at home.

“I was lucky because my coaching staff was with me then. We finished the day watching Real Madrid versus Valencia, had more wine, but no excitement. Only watching more football.

“Last few days I was watching all the games. I was not only watching the Champions League and the Championship. I was also watching the Asian Champions League — Al Hilal-Al Ittihad, Al Ain-Al Nassr. I was watching different games."

Pochettino also said: “It's true she's not happy with me, but she know very well that the mood is not very good. When the mood is not good, it's not easy for the family.

“The responsibility is to win and provide good feelings to the fans. You feel the responsibility when things are not so good."

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