Pochettino was unable to pick Chelsea‘s talisman Cole Palmer because of damage, and he controversially opted to relaxation the centre-back pairing of Trevoh Chalobah and Thiago Silva, who gave Metropolis a troublesome time at Wembley.
The previous Tottenham boss faces a struggle to safe his future with solely six video games left to play within the Premier League. The Blues are ninth, and whereas European qualification is inside attain, performances like Tuesday evening’s might see Todd Boehly swing the axe regardless.
“Now it’s tough to see the longer term as a result of after this sport we really feel dissatisfied,” Pochettino advised TNT Sports activities. “It’s tough to speak about targets. If we compete like Saturday, OK. But when we compete like at the moment, do I feel we deserve to enter Europe? I feel on this method, no.”