Mauricio Pochettino 'desperate' to win first trophy in English football
Mauricio Pochettino has described himself as "desperate" to win his first trophy in English football after guiding Chelsea to this season’s Carabao Cup final. The Blues, who have struggled with performances and results throughout the campaign so far, put down arguably their best display yet under the Argentine with a clinical 6-1 win over Middlesbrough. Crucially, it overturned a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Championship side from the first leg. Chelsea will now face either Liverpool or Fulham – the Reds hold a 2-1 aggregate lead going into the second leg of their semi on Wednesday night – in the final at Wembley next month. "I am desperate to win a title here," Pochettino said, referencing having never previously been able to get his hands on a trophy with former club Tottenham Hotspur. "[My staff] won, in one year and a half in Paris, three trophies. We want to win here, of course." When Pochettino was appointed Spurs boss in 2014 after establishing ...