Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is desperate to win a title with the London club, which would be his first silverware in England. This comes after he guided the club to the Carabao Cup final.

Pochettino spent six years in England from 2013 to 2019, managing Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, but he did not win any silverware during that time.

He came close twice with Spurs, finishing as runners-up in the Carabao Cup (2014-15) and the Champions League (2018-19).

“I’m desperate to win a title here. In one year and a half in Paris, we won three trophies, and we want to win one here. I’m desperate to win, of course,” said the Argentine.

After bouncing back from a shock 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal by winning the second leg 6-1, Pochettino is keen on getting the job done.

The Blues will face Liverpool in the final at Wembley on February 25, 2024. Liverpool edged out Premier League opposition Fulham with a 3-2 aggregate across both legs.

Pochettino: We’re not the first EPL club to be beaten by Middlesbrough

A fortnight ago, Pochettino played down his side’s 1-0 loss to the Championship side Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

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Pochettino, who witnessed his team fall to Hayden Hackney’s 37th-minute goal, asserts that a defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough should not be considered surprising, as many Premier League teams have already faced a similar fate.