Manager’s first experience at this stage featured a snow storm and he is ready for all elements against Championship opponents
Perhaps it was the snow that had started to fall at Chelsea’s training ground in Cobham. But as Mauricio Pochettino looked ahead to his team’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night, he was taken back to his first appearance at this stage of the competition.
It was 2014-15, his debut season at Tottenham, and they had also drawn lower-league opposition. For Middlesbrough from the Championship read Sheffield United, then of League One. After a 1-0 first-leg win, Pochettino took a side that was at the beginning of its journey to Bramall Lane. There was a blizzard that night; hailstones, the lot. And a lesson.
Continue reading…Manager’s first experience at this stage featured a snow storm and he is ready for all elements against Championship opponentsPerhaps it was the snow that had started to fall at Chelsea’s training ground in Cobham. But as Mauricio Pochettino looked ahead to his team’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night, he was taken back to his first appearance at this stage of the competition.It was 2014-15, his debut season at Tottenham, and they had also drawn lower-league opposition. For Middlesbrough from the Championship read Sheffield United, then of League One. After a 1-0 first-leg win, Pochettino took a side that was at the beginning of its journey to Bramall Lane. There was a blizzard that night; hailstones, the lot. And a lesson. Continue reading…
