Chelsea boss Pochettino bristles: This isn't my team

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino preferred to praise his players after a 2-1 win over Brighton.

The Blues put in a terrific display away from home in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

Needing a win to stay in the European places, the Blues are now sixth in the league with a game to go.

Asked if this was now his team, Pochettino told reporters: "That is not my team. That's Chelsea team. Not my team. What do you mean?"

Asked if the team's style matched his own, he added: "I don't know. After 15 years working at Espanyol, Southampton, Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain and now Chelsea, I think you know my style, no? In the way we want to play in possession and when we lose the ball. We have the trajectory in football.

"For me, it is not important about what I have to say. If you are happy and people are happy about the style we are playing. After it is to adapt to the circumstances of the squad.

For sure, with time, if you ask another coach and have the possibility of 10 years or 25 years, or 22 like Arsene Wenger, or Sir Alex Ferguson, then of course it is your team. In that case we can say Pep Guardiola because every six months you have the power to invest or not to invest and bring players you want in. In one season, with all the circumstances, I am so proud of the squad."