Mauricio Pochettino proud of Chelsea players following painful loss at Wembley

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Chelsea gaffer Mauricio Pochettino watched his players lose the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium, but Pochettino commented post-match that he was proud of his boys.

Van Dijk scored for Liverpool during the 118th minute to make the final scores 0–1.

In a statement published by Chelseafc.com, the coach said:

‘Of course, we made a few changes, with Conor Gallagher and Ben Chilwell [coming off] in extra time, but we didn’t keep the energy up, like how it was when we finished the second half. But for sure I feel proud of the players.

‘We are a young team, but we will keep believing and see what we can do in the future. Tomorrow we need to train and go again for Wednesday.’

Pochettino opined that his boys should feel the pain of the loss and learn from it.

‘They are professional. Now we need to move forward, but they need to feel the pain.

‘When you’re playing for a trophy, nothing you can say will make them feel better. They need to realise that we need to work, we need to do things better and improve.

‘To compete at this level, you need to feel what it means to play for a big trophy. I remember that after three or four years [under Jurgen Klopp] Liverpool had lost the Europa League final and lost the Champions League final.

‘But they kept believing in their project and got stronger each season until they got what they wanted. That is a good example and if we want to challenge a team like Liverpool, we need to keep believing, that is the most important thing.’

Chelsea’s adventure continues, but the team keeps getting better.