Thiago Silva’s wife apologises for ‘outburst’ against Chelsea Belle Silva, the wife of Chelsea defender Thiago Silva, has apologised for posting a tweet in which she appeared to call for Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking. After their 10th defeat of the season to Wolves last weekend, Belle posted on X: “It’s time to change. If you wait any longer it will be too late.” Pochettino confirmed he had spoken to Silva since his wife’s comments.