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José Mourinho said Tottenham Hotspur was just a pony in the competition for the Premier League title. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard responded to Mourinho’s analogy.
Mourinho made the pony statement after Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (11/29/2020). It’s not a top result for Tottenham, but it keeps them atop the Premier League table and also on an unbeaten streak so far.
Tottenham have not lost in their last nine Premier League games after opening the season with a negative result against Everton. Harry Kane et al lead the competition with 21 points, superior on goal difference to defending champion Liverpool, and two points from Chelsea in third place temporarily.
A similar analogy was expressed by José Mourinho when he led Chelsea in Premier League competition in the 2013/2014 season. At the time he said that Chelsea was just a little horse that he was still learning amid the competition from Manchester City and Arsenal, that he was a true racehorse.
Frank Lampard, who used to be Mourinho’s man in 2013/2014, is in the opposite position this time. The Chelsea manager believes Tottenham deserves to be called a strong champion candidate this time as well.
“Yes, it is José’s turn to call him that, because he sees him on his side. But they are at the top of the ranking. If we are candidates for champions, they should also be candidates,” he said. BBC.
“They have invested a lot, they have players like Gareth Bale sitting on the bench and Dele Alli is not involved. Not just us, Tottenham and Liverpool, who are in competition.”
“There are a lot of teams around us this season that look a little different from the previous seasons,” said Frank Lampard.
Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2013/2014 finished third behind Manchester City and Liverpool. This season, Chelsea, who is in charge of Lampard, are expected to enter the title competition after spending more than £ 200 million to recruit Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell.
Whereas Tottenham spent much less money, around 65 million pounds to buy Sergio Reguilon, Matt Doherty, Pierre-Emile Hojberg and Joe Rodon. The north London club also borrowed Gareth Bale and Carlos Vinicius.
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