Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in November completed a run of one win in 10 matches in all competitions that suggested they would struggle to repeat last season’s exploits.
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But if they win one or both then they will be clear favourites for the title, as they have a relatively easy run-in with only two more games against top six opposition remaining in the season. He secured a major starting role in his first campaign and largely played well, scoring 10 times in 33 appearances, but had numerous same kinds of inconsistencies and frustrations typical of 19-year-old attackers. We take a look back at some of the best clashes between the two sides in recent years.
City were outfought, outmanoeuvred and eventually beaten 2-0.
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N’Golo Kante has been superb since moving to Chelsea from Leicester, and he joins Danny Rose in a midfield three also featuring the much improved Victor Moses.
“They fought last season and for sure can fight this year”.
The pair’s success was underlined with 12 minutes left as Conte took the rare step of substituting Kante for Cesc Fabregas in an effort to chase the game.
The win, played out in an electric atmosphere under the lights at The Lane, lifts Tottenham to third in the table, seven points shy of Chelsea.
Antonio Conte, however, is no normal manager and he will be anxious about the manner of Chelsea’s win over Stoke on the weekend.
“It is not simple to change the formation in one day or one week”, he said. And sometimes you have to let the opposition have the ball because they push you and in that moment you have to work hard and be strong in your mind.
At the bottom of the table, Hull – who have sacked Mike Phelan and appointed Marco Silva – have a two-legged League Cup semi-final with Manchester United to contend with, on top of an FA Cup game against Swansea. We need good players in order to achieve our sporting objectives. We already knew it was going to be a hard game.
“But for me, the advantages are other things”.
“Every team wants to stop our run, not only Tottenham”.
Chelsea showed great resilience in their 4-2 win over Stoke City but Conte expected a different challenge from their next opponents.
“I don’t think it’s a major problem for Chelsea, their back five have been drilled”, he told Premier League Daily. They’ve got the lead and they’ve got no European football to worry about.
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“The gaffer spends a lot of time analysing them”.
