Billion-pound talk is getting annoying - Mauricio Pochettino

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville branded them “blue billion-pound bottle jobs” late in their 1-0 extra-time defeat to opponents deprived of a host of star names due to injury.

FEELING BLUE: Mauricio Pochettino finds constant talk of Chelsea's billion-pound spend tiresome and remains convinced his under-fire players will develop into “an amazing team”. Photo credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Mauricio Pochettino finds constant talk of Chelsea's billion-pound spend tiresome and remains convinced his under-fire players will develop into “an amazing team”.

Blues boss Pochettino has overseen an underwhelming campaign since arriving at Stamford Bridge last summer and his expensively-assembled squad faced further criticism following Sunday's Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool.