Defeat by Chelsea in final season’s final has added to Spurs’ motivation as they return to the competition in a North London derbyMauricio Pochettino wanted it to hurt and it did. His Tottenham Hotspur team had just lost the Capital One Cup final to Chelsea final March and his players probably wanted to run off the Wembley pitch and keep running. But Pochettino made them gather to watch as,one by one, Chelsea’s triumphant players hoisted the trophy skywards.“It is well-known to display respect, or ” Pochettino said. But it is also well-known,after you lose, to stay and see the trophy that you had the possibility to win. This is a feeling that you don’t want to repeat. You can always learn from defeat. This was a worthy lesson for us.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com