His curse continues! Pochettino said

Mauricio Pochettino He said it at the beginning of the year: he is “desperate” to win a title at the head of an English club. A curse has followed him throughout his career and this Sunday he will not be able to break it either, because Carabao Cup, the English League Cup, it escaped Chelseahis current team, at Wembley in the final match Liverpool (0-1 with a goal from Virgil van Dijk in the 118th minute).

Later, at a press conference, Pochettino He assured that his players “have to go through this pain.” The Blues have now lost seven consecutive finals at Wembley. “We had five or six good chances and we didn’t take advantage. The problem was not scoring,” said the coach of Chelsea.

Pochettino He added: “The players are professionals, they are competitive. We have to turn the page, feel the pain and turn the page. There is nothing I can say to them that will make them feel better. They have to go through that.”

This is how he explained Pochettino the poor performance of Chelsea on extra time: “My players expressed frustration at having chances to win the final in 90 minutes. That’s when we started to lose steam.” And he gives ‘red’ as an example: “The Liverpool During his time he lost the Europa League and the Champions League, and he kept fighting until he got it. We have to learn from them,”

Pochettino He has yet to win any title in the English title, where he trains Southampton (2012-14), Tottenham (2014-19) and Chelsea (as of summer 2019). The curse of Pochettino just keep going.

Pochettino He won Ligue 1, French Cup and Super Cup at the head of PSG, at that time with Leo Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar in their ranks. As a technician Tottenham lost in two finals: one in League Cup 2014-15 definitely against Chelsea (2-0) and of Champions 2018-19 at Metropolitano vs Liverpool (0-2).