Mauricio Pochettino defends his team against criticism following their Carabao Cup final defeat
“Look, we need to put it all in context.” A handful of questions into his scheduled press conference at Cobham on Tuesday, Mauricio Pochettino was asked if he felt some of his players are feeling more pressure as a result of their large price tags — but the real trigger for his response was another reference, two days on, to that instantly became the unifying slogan for anyone revelling in the ridicule of his team after their Carabao Cup final defeat against a heavily depleted .
Advertisement In the seven minutes and 23 seconds that followed, without any further prompting from the assembled journalists, Chelsea’s head coach laid it all out: ; his team deserved to win in 90 minutes; he made attacking substitutions and did not instruct his players to wait for penalties; extra time might have been different with a fully fit ; Liverpool were rewarded for the patience they showed Jurgen Klopp early in his reign; many Chelsea players were contesting their first final and will be stronger for the experienc
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