When Mauricio Pochettino sits down with Chelsea’s board for the review that will determine whether he continues as head coach, perhaps he can point to the fact that he has imbued his collection of young talents with so much confidence that European football was secured in part thanks to Moisés Caicedo scoring from halfway.
It turns out that this is what £115m buys these days: crunching tackles, perceptive passing and a goal of the season contender.
