He did not achieve it! Pochettino: “I’m desperate”

Mauricio Pochettino is coach of Tottenham between 2014 and 2019. Previously, the Argentine coach taught the Southampton (2013-14, after his time at the helm of spanish, 2009-12). And since this past summer he has occupied the bank of Chelseaafter training in 2021-22 in PSG. And, even though it is very close, there is one thing it has not yet achieved Pochettino in English football.

His unfinished business is to get a degree. He achieved 3 at the head of PSG (Ligue 1, Cup and Super Cup). But no one manages an English team. Pochettino He made it clear after Chelsea qualified for the final of the Carabao Cup, the English League Cup, on Tuesday: “I’m desperate to win my first trophy in English football,” he told English media. In this case, it’s after building a team “from scratch.”

He Chelsea They lost against Middlesbrough (currently in the Championship, the English Second Division) 1–0 in the first leg of the Carabao semi-final, but bounced back in the second leg with a 6–1 win at Stamford Bridge. His rival in the final was Liverpool or Fulham (they play this Wednesday). The final, on February 25 at Wembley. The first cup for the ‘blues’, who in 2021-22 lost both the FA Cup and Carabao on penalties against Liverpool.

As a coach in English football, Pochettino lost the League Cup final in 2014-15 with Tottenham against Chelsea and the 2018-19 Champions League match as well Liverpool. He classified the Spurs once in 2nd place in the Premier (2016-17), twice in 3rd (2015-16 and 2017-18) and once in 4th (2018-19).

“I’m desperate to win a title here. In a year and a half in Paris, I won three. We want to win here,” he said. Pochettino. His Chelsea They have won 5 games in the last 6 in all competitions. “If not playing in Europe, our goal is to go to Wembley in February. To build a team from almost nothing. The job is done, now to win the final. We have to start believing, to give credit to the team this.”