Chelsea boss Pochettino: Long Cup runs help young players

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino admits that having knockout football experience is good for his young team.

The Blues are through to Wembley for the second time this season, after their Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool.

They will take on Manchester City in London in the FA Cup semi final after beating Leicester City on Sunday.

Post-game, Pochettino said on his team's development: Yes, because the Premier League is different. I think the competition is different and we were not lucky, I think in too many periods on the Premier league.

It's true that we are close and I really believe that we can get the last ten, eleven games to get good result and be higher than in our position because we are there.

But I think we were not lucky. I think I don't want to repeat again all the process from the beginning of the season. But I think the most important is little by little build, build our relationship, build a squad that can, you know, be more consistent, that is the key

The key is about to identify all the things that we need to change little by little during the season, last season, the next season, you know, that is to have a vision, what we need to be stronger and stronger and involved with the talent, the player talent, the talented player that we have.

Yeah, but you know, they need to progress also and they have time also to realize that football is not only flashes, it's not only action, it's about to be consistent in two phases on the game, but of course, Premier League is tougher, but we were not lucky on the result

Of course in Carabao Cup and now in the FA Cup, we are doing well and, and of course it is a local competition and I think the team deserve credit.

You know, when we play with less pressure on the team sometimes appear you know, better and give signals that we can progress.

Premier League is tough and, and you need some time, more be more mature and more experienced and because the game, the approach of the games and after how you deal with the games is gonna be different.

But I think yes, finding the balance, I think, I think we are in a good way even if yes, disappointed with the position on the table on Premier League. But I think I really believe that we can move, move forward."