Speaking after the 6-1 hammering of Middlesbrough to move onto the Carabao Cup final, Mauricio Pochettino said: “In some points it’s an amazing achievement because it was an objective when we started, because we are not in Europe. To build a team from nearly zero, it was an objective to be at Wembley in February.
“That job is done but now it’s about winning the final. I am so happy. But on the other side it looks like it is not so important when Chelsea are out of the Champions League and the Premier League title race. It’s important for the club, it’s important for us and important for this process to build a new team.
“It’s an important step for us for the confidence and belief in ourselves. That’s going to help because of the motivation and players who are close to returning to the team, they are going to want to come back to training tomorrow because of the final!
“I am desperate to win a title here. We won three trophies in Paris and we want to win one here. I am desperate to win trophies, of course.”
Chelsea have slowly, but surely started to find their rhythm under Poch – having won five of their last six games in all competitions.
The Blues are now set to fight for a title in the Carabao Cup final (where Fulham or Liverpool await) and are also vying for the FA Cup title – while they look to move up the Premier League table, currently sitting in 9th place.
