Mauricio Pochettino’s focus has been all about this third round tie at the Lane (4pm) and after the joy of Wednesday night’s victory, he’s well aware of football’s habit of bringing you back down to earth with a bump.
“After a victory like Chelsea, it’s normal to receive praise about everything but in football, it’s important to be calm,” he said. “Football is non-stop and it’s about the present and the future. We won 2-0 and now it’s all praise but in football, it’s about the game that’s coming next.
“We were very competitive against Chelsea - but now it’s gone.