Post-match: PL MD10: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Nov. 29, 2020

This is a big test. Mourinho may try to play for a draw. We are decent on the counter. Chelsea and Lampard are very good. Better than Man City. I expect us to lose but if anyone can get a result it is Mourinho. Also, if we do win, we are favourites for the league.

 

Half time. 0-0. We seem to be in control but it is a 6/10 performance. Bergwijn and Kane have been off it. Bale for Bergwijn seems an obvious choice but may lose pace. Dele on the bench as an extra 3rd striker really wouldn't have hurt us imo. I don't see how Vinicius, Lucas, or Lo Celso help us much but willing to be wrong.

 

I feel Mourinho played for a 0-0.

I don't think it was the right move for winning the league, but it was the right move in the 2019 League Cup semi-final second leg, which is something Pochettino could never do.

I feel this was the sort of game Bale or Dele would have won.

 

Take the money and run.

 

Agreed on Roldon looking promising aside from the error at the end. I’m sure this will be seen as boring-boring Mourinho. Can’t say I disagree, but can’t say I’m disappointed. Draws at Stamford Bridge were frequently hanging on under siege, this was comfortable and pragmatic. Also addressed a frequent complaint that Spurs were unable to take points from the top 4; seven points from nine available across two away, one home is a decent return.

 

Yeah, but to be blatantly honest Kane, Bergwijn, Lo Celso, and Lucas did not do enough in possession in the final third. If Dele does any of those performances he gets thrown under the bus. I don't think Bale wastes the last opportunity and no harm in bringing him on for 5 minutes.

 

A Jose classic away from home. The difference from last season is that Jose is starting to get into the heads of the other managers. Last season, Chelsea had no fear going into this fixture, this time around, Frank set his team up a lot more conservatively than he would want because of our threat on the counter.

I think the one thing we have lacked under previous managers is an ability to dig in and grind out a result against top sides away, How many times have we heard a Martin Jol, a Harry Redknapp an AVB, a Tactics Tim or a Pochettino proclaim we'll go into an away game against a top side and "Play our football" only to be down 2-0 after 20 minutes?

Cheering for Jose is like holding your nose and voting for a party you normally wouldn't support to keep out the party you don't want to win.

 

We can grind out results now, and that is an achievement, which Poch didn't do towards the end of his tenure. However, Poch has actually won away against Chelsea, which is something Mourinho hasn't done, and something that cost him any league title hopes at United.

Ideally we could merge all previous managers and take the best for the time needed.

 

Correction, Mourinho did win away at Chelsea with Inter in the CL back in 2010.

 

Context, Premier League with Spurs.

Recent football heritage, second in the league at United.

A big achievement, just saying, playing too tight away against top 6-7 doesn't work like it used to when he finished 1st. Mainly because a win and a loss beats two draws and at least 2-3 other teams can still win every game until the end if they turn it on.