Mauricio Pochettino will become the new Chelsea manager on a two-year deal

Chelsea hired Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager on Monday. The Argentine coach has to get the best out of an expensively assembled squad that has underperformed at the start of a new era for the English club. Pochettino will take up the role on July 1. He is agreed to a two-year contract, with the club having the option of keeping him on for a further year.

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Mauricio Pochettino had been widely expected to take the Chelsea job. This is considered one of the most high-profile positions in European soccer. He is the permanent successor to Graham Potter, who was fired in March after nearly seven months in charge. Frank Lampard has led the team on an interim basis since then and the team finished the Premier League in 12th place.

It is Pochettino's first coaching role since leaving Paris Saint-Germain in July last year. He is coming back to the Premier League, where he had an impressive 5 1/2-year spell with Tottenham. He led the team to the Champions League final where they lost against Liverpool.

Chelsea lost 16 games this season as they were able to score only 38 goals. It is still not understood how in the world their quality regress like this. Chelsea fans would like to see their team at its peak next season but it is going to be a very tough job for any manager. Mauricio Pochettino has done that before with the Spurs but it's time to recreate the magic once again.