Mauricio Pochettino has warned that he has taken the Chelsea job to turn a floundering side into 'animals' who win - which won't come as a surprise to anyone at Newcastle United.
Chelsea finished a whopping 27 points behind Newcastle in 12th place last season, but Eddie Howe has already predicted that the Blues will be a 'big threat' this time around. Not only following Pochettino's arrival, but also, because so many of the club's mid-season arrivals now have experience of playing in the Premier League.
Howe had Chelsea very much in mind when the Newcastle boss said his side had to 'improve quickly' because other clubs that 'maybe didn't have the seasons they want will come back fighting'. Pochettino, clearly, is not about to settle for anything less.
