Tottenham fans have also been advised to arrive at White Hart Lane by 11am on Sunday in order to clear security checks ahead of the midday kick-off against Chelsea.
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Chelsea have only one victory in their last nine league visits, with Tottenham winning four of those fixtures. You play the top teams and if you win you’re a hero.
“Nobody speaks about them as title contenders like they speak about City or United”. If we do that, it will be a hard game for them.
Additionally against Tottenham is they have never previously gone 13 consecutive Premier League matches without tasting defeat.
“They go smoothly, step by step”. You can bring in young players, even if they’re not ready.
“It is true we arrive maybe not in the best condition to compete in the right way but respect to our medical staff for what they do, they will work during the flight and tomorrow we have a day off. On Saturday we will assess”.
“The club is powerful to decide, “We don’t sell, we don’t sell, we don’t sell”, and to decide, “We can invest and we can bring in this one or that one”. If we do that, it will be a hard game for them.
“Last year was a transitional season where the manager had to come in and implement his style with a group of players that weren’t his”.
“But I am very happy here at Tottenham”. Mourinho spoke approvingly of their form, saying a title challenge is within the means of Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Last season it was Chelsea, who had a championship almost solidified by Christmas. This team has been underachieving this season and they will want it to change and a win of Tottenham will be a good start. Their awful start to the season has left many doubting them on a weekly basis and they can expect another real test on Sunday. They are reaching consistency in their results and performances and a win could finish off Chelsea’s aspirations of making the Champions League.
Costa is under pressure to deliver after scoring just four times this season, the most recent in the win over Norwich.
But although boss Mourinho attempted to play it down afterwards, he renewed his criticism of his misfiring striker today.
Mourinho was nearly as scathing about the misfiring Costa – the man many thought could equal Drogba as a Chelsea legend when he joined from Atletico Madrid previous year.
“He’s not reading the game properly in these actions”. That was my opinion.
Key Player: Harry Kane – Impossible to overlook the English striker.
Team selection will be crucial for what is a highly-anticipated game, so let’s take a crack at predicting the Chelsea starting eleven.
“You’re not on fire again just because you’ve scored a goal against Norwich. It will be a process”.
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Chelsea are also likely to be without John Terry for Sunday’s clash after their talismanic defender was carried off against Tel Aviv in midweek.
