Major trophies are hard to win. Clubs have three or four chances each season, dependent on European participation, and success rates are extremely low.
Fourteen of the 20 Premier League clubs haven’t lifted silverware in the last decade including established names like Tottenham and Everton. And only five of the 20 current Premier League managers have ever won a major prize in this country.
When you consider respected figures like David Moyes and Sam Allardyce are still waiting for their first major honour, it underlines how hard it is.
The EFL Cup is less lucrative than the Premier League and Champions League but still extremely important, this year more than ever.