I will not blame Mauricio Pochettino for what is happening to Chelsea now.
Chelsea management has recruited a lot of players who are not qualified but the prices are quite expensive and that is the cause of the poor performance of the Chelsea team at the moment.
In terms of quality, Chelsea is a little better than Crystal Palace, but what is happening in the current team is completely different and Chelsea is really so bad that nothing can be expected from them.
Honestly, I doubt Chelsea this season.
Pochettino deserves all the blame, in my opinion, for their poor Premier League performance. Despite the fact that they signed the youngest players, they are still performing worse than they did the previous year. Chelsea has been moving up and down the league table since the previous season, so I don't even understand the way they played this season. At times, they won, and at other times, they lost. The way Chelsea performed against Aston Villa was really amazing, if they play that well in their next games, I think they can even qualify for the Europa League, at least, because I don't think they can beat the clubs that are presently in the top four.
Chelsea is playing Crystal Palace, since Chelsea won their first meeting, I think Chelsea is in better shape than Crystal Palace. I still think Chelsea will win their second game. Though Chelsea can still lose game that's part of their style this season. I have serious doubts about them. Now is a perfect time for Pochettino to get back to his winning ways.
Ever since the new management took over Chelsea from Abrahamovic, Chelsea has never be able to represent the Chelsea that we use to know, and this is because of poor management and poor vision from the club. Imagine big Chelsea is signing bunch of players that do not have any big name and their presence in matches cannot even make their opponents to panic and get scared. Some players in Chelsea currently were not performing well in their previous clubs, and how do you these set of players to perform wonders.
Chelsea players and the coach cannot move the club forward to be among the top four in EPL, and if replacement are not made fast the club will suffer for many years. This is because they don't even understand what strategy that they will use to win games, and the players lack experience. A young player is good for a club, but let it be a player with big name and great experience, so that they can win trophies for the club over a long period of time. Chelsea might no longer be among the big four in England anymore.