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MAURICIO POCHETTINO saw his Tottenham team eliminated from a cup for the second time in four days and then said: winning silverware is only good for the ego.
The Spurs boss has not yet won a trophy with the club, but he said that being in the top four is all that matters.
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The Spurs were eliminated from the Carabao Cup on Thursday night at Chelsea and Connor Wickham and Andros Townsend's goals secured Palace's place in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Poch, confused, said Kieran Trippier missed a penalty and defended his team by claiming that she "behaved fantastically" to qualify for the Champions League each season.
He said: "We are going to create a debate on the fact that winning a trophy will help the club.
"I do not agree with that, it just reinforces your ego.In reality, the most important thing is to be consistently in the top four and compete in the Champions League. .
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"This will help the club take the final step, and today the club is doing well, it's a success."
"In the last four or five years, we have fought in different ways to get what the club needs, to be at Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City or Arsenal or Liverpool.
"People would like to win trophies, but being realistic, we are doing very well.
"To win a title here in England, like the FA Cup or the Carabao Cup, is to be lucky, not just the quality of his team."
Pochettino also defended his decision to make seven changes to the Palace defeat and give Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen the day off.
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Harry Kane and Dele Alli are now injured, but Heung-Min Son is now back from the Asian Cup and should face Watford on Wednesday. .
He added: "Regrets? No, no, we played with our best team we can play for now.
"We just had a very crazy game and we had to make some decisions, let some players rest and do the rotation, but we're going to play on Wednesday and Saturday as well."
Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson praised Wickham's first goal in 799 days – since November 2016 – after returning from injury while goaltender Julian Speroni was recovering from his shock at Anfield.
Hodgson said, "Two years and three months … amazing, is not it? It's a credit for Connor.
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"The good news for Palace today was the white sheets of Connor and Julian Speroni's club record, No. 112 I think, especially after what happened at Anfield.
"And for Connor, playing and scoring a goal is good news, we can leave Selhurst Park with a smile and see what awaits us in the fifth round."
Wickham now thinks the Eagles can continue to win the competition and adds: "I had a lot of family here today, so my first start and my first goal of the season, let's hope a lot more.
"We got a win we deserved in a London derby and we can expect a draw.
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"You saw what it meant for us a few years ago when we came to the final and we were so close.
"There is a lot more to come from us and I hope we can use the track, I think we have the team that can cause a shock in the cup this year."
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