“Obviously Chelsea have had a hard run but that doesn’t make them a bad team”, Rose said.
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Spurs’ campaign has been a stark contrast so far, with the Lilywhites just two points off fierce north London neighbours Arsenal, and a Champions League spot.
“We have great facilities so need to use them”.
Dembele has been in outstanding form for Mauricio Pochettino’s team in recent weeks but Spurs had been willing to sell the player last summer and his long-term future remains uncertain. “That was my opinion”, the Portuguese coach said.
Chelsea have come away as victors against Tottenham in 25 of their 46 Premier League meetings, with 10 wins in the 23 encounters at The Lane.
“In the middle of these two matches we had to play against Liverpool and our country decided it was not a problem for us to play Saturday or Sunday”. And good players, which they have. “I can not say how much easier those conditions are”, Mourinho said. They bring in young players.
Chelsea played in Israel on Tuesday and have had more time to prepare for the Premier League match this weekend and Pochettino says that has handed the Blues a “clear advantage”.
“I am happy that a big club want our players – this is because they show they are a top player with top performances”. Diego Costa gave Chelsea a boost after what can only be described as a dismal season, as this win was their first in four games.
Eriksen’s side are scheduled to play the third of their three London derbies scheduled for the month of November this Sunday when they host defending league champions Chelsea at White Hart Lane.
“He told be also a few nice words from where he was. If anyone starts scoring, people always go linking them to a team but if I’m being honest I haven’t heard anything”. That was my opinion. The only thing we can do is try to get the maximum amount of points. You have to anticipate and read the game faster.
“It’s not because you score one goal against Norwich that suddenly you are again on fire”.
Chelsea have suffered a hammer blow before Sunday’s crunch game against Totttenham Hotspur, as their captain John Terry suffered an ankle injury.
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Midfielder Ramires is a major doubt, too, having missed the Champions League tie with an undisclosed injury.
