Soccer-Newcastle blocking Pochettino's path towards first English trophy

Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - December 3, 2023 Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino reacts after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Mauricio Pochettino endured several near-misses with Tottenham Hotspur and left without winning any silverware so Chelsea's League Cup quarter-final at home to Newcastle United will not be taken lightly by the Argentine.

Pochettino's main priority might be to revive Chelsea's Premier League fortunes and return the club to the Champions League arena, but he needs no reminding that he is still without any honours in English football.