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Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino yet again watched his side deliver a performance last night that was miles below par. The Blues would have been quietly pleased to draw Championship club Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, but they’ve just lost the first leg to them on Tuesday evening. Boro rerecorded a 1-0 home win over Chelsea yesterday, so it gives them something to defend in the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Of course, there’s plenty of time for Chelsea to overturn the deficit and reach the final. It’s going to take a massive improvement on last night’s showing, though. BB…

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