Guus Hiddink and Mauricio Pochettino sought to play down the ugly scenes at Stamford Bridge as the two sides battled to a 2-2 draw that handed Leicester the title.
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Tottenham are on fire over their last 14 league matches, winning ten and drawing thrice. A Chelsea victory would ensue nostalgic ramification for the defending champions though.
“Spurs didn’t lose the title tonight, they played well for large periods”.
Dennis Mistry, 46, paid tribute to the manager Claudio Ranieri for guiding the Foxes to within grasping distance of a league title.
Hiddink said: “Just after the final whistle, a few minutes after the judo, I got a call from Ranieri, he thanked us especially for what we did in the second half and I congratulated him for being champions”.
The first U.S. cruise ship to arrive in Cuba in decades received a warm welcome on Monday from Havana residents who gathered at the wharf in the colonial old city as hundreds of Americans waved from the decks of the vessel.
While he is not taking Hazard’s remarks too seriously, he hopes it will galvanise the squad when they head to Chelsea seeking to keep their title challenge alive.
“We suffered a lot because they pressed so high and without Vardy it was hard to stretch the line”.
Tottenham had conceded just twice in their prior six league games and their reaction was to take out their disappointment on Chelsea as Leicester celebrated.
Rick Woolmer, of Corby, a Leicester fan since 1963, said: “We could have won it, maybe we should have won it, and we’re almost there”.
The Blues now sit in 10th position in the Premier League table after a disappointing campaign but they can ensure that Spurs cannot win the league title by claiming a positive result at Stamford Bridge.
Branislav Ivanovic – It’s a toss up between the Serbian and Cahill but the former comes out on top, the vice captain will need to show his leadership skills in such a vital game.
“We desperately like to win the next game and then we have massive games against Sunderland and Leicester. The players don’t need to be told, whether playing Spurs now or another team in the future”.
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“We have a great manager and great players. We feel proud, the season was fantastic but still we have two games ahead”.
