Chelsea vs. Tottenham: Jose Mourinho and Mauricio Pochettino Post-Match Reaction
Chelsea's Jose Mourinho was in high spirits after his team's convincing 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, extending the latter's losing streak at Stamford Bridge, which has already lasted more than 20 years.ย ย ย ย
During his post-match press conference, he took a dig at former Spurs great and England international Gary Lineker, who responded via Twitter:
Eden Hazard opened the score after 19 minutes after some beautiful buildup play with Didier Drogba, and the latter doubled the hosts' advantage just minutes later. Loic Remy added a third in the second half, proving the Blues' depth at the striker position is just fine.
Diego Costa missed Wednesday's fixture through suspension, and per The Independent's Miguel Delaney, the efforts of Drogba and Remy showed the squad has the right mentality, unlike other teams:
He elaborated on the topic when he was asked about Nemanja Matic's impending suspension, as shared by The Independent's Sam Wallace:
Club legend Drogba put in another fantastic performance, seemingly turning back the clock. If it's up to his Portuguese manager, there's a future for the Ivorian forward within the club once he decides to hang up his boots, according to The Associated Press' Rob Harris:
He also gave Spurs their due, acknowledging the visitors started well and played an excellent match, but his squad responded in the right way, via the club's official Twitter feed:
Gary Cahill was forced to leave the pitch at half-time with an apparent head injury, but the England international should be just fine, per Mourinho:
Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino refused to be gloomy after the match, telling reporters he saw plenty of positives during his team's loss:
"Pochettino says "we take some positives" from Spurs losing 3-0 at Chelsea - playing well in first 20 mins
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When asked about Spurs' record at Stamford Bridge, he remained evasive, acknowledging things haven't gone Tottenham's way in recent years. Get West London's Dan Levene was rather amused by the statement:
Spurs' start looked promising, but the two goals in a span of three minutes complicated matters, via the club's official Twitter feed:
The Argentine has uncovered what ails the team the most, however, and it will now be a matter of working on the forwards' rate of conversion:
The Blues will travel to Newcastle to take on the Magpies on Saturday, hoping to capitalise on the team's recent struggles after an impressive month during October and November.
Tottenham will try to bounce back when they host Crystal Palace. The Eagles have won just one of their last eight Premier League fixtures.
