Mauricio Pochettino repeats Tottenham dressing room trick after Chelsea penalty debacle

Rarely has a manager looked so scowl-faced with his side 4-0 up as Mauricio Pochettino did an hour into Chelsea’s mauling of Everton.

Noni Madueke was starting consecutive Premier League games for the first time this season and managed to win his second penalty in three outings. What he did next may influence whether Pochettino starts him at Wembley in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final versus Manchester City.

The winger tried to take the ball off hat-trick hero and designated penalty-taker Cole Palmer, prompting Nicolas Jackson to act upon his rush of blood and storm over to join in with the handbags. What a clown show.

As injured Everton midfielder and England international Dele rightly pointed out during Sky Sports analysis, nobody else wanted that responsibility when game-defining spot kicks were awarded in stoppage time against Man City and Manchester United.

Pochettino watched on with disturbed emotion and inward anger as his attacking trio engaged in a pushing match during Monday night prime time. All three stayed on the pitch after that incident, despite the hosts holding an unassailable five-goal lead after Palmer won the battle and tucked away his fourth of the night.

«I am so, so upset about the situation,» he told reporters after full-time. «Discipline is the most important thing in our team. We all agree they [Jackson and Madueke] were wrong. They are not experienced players. They are young.»

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He added: «You cannot behave like kids.» Perhaps this is the result of boasting an average squad age of 23 years and six months, most of whom have