Against the grain of expectation, Chelsea went to White Hart Lane and eked out a 0-0 draw against the relatively more-inform Tottenham. Though they were under the cosh for a long time and I agree with Mauricio Pochettino that Spurs should have won, I nevertheless believe that this was one of Chelsea’s better performances of the season and I want to share some of the things I learnt from watching both London clubs squaring up to each other.
Now, they have a spring in their step which only come when you have the self-confidence that you can take on any team without fear, something which had been Spurs’ Achilles Heel for a long time. Besides, Harry Kane’s nine goals in the last seven games give comfort that their goal-machine is back firing on all cylinder and if you factor in the new re-birth in Moussa Dembele’s game, then you’ll understand why Pochettino’s men now fear no foe.
Chelsea gradually turning the corner: For only the second time this season, Chelsea have gone three games unbeaten, an indication that the Blues can permit themselves to see a ray of light at the end of their dark tunnel. Since September when they followed up consecutive home wins against Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-0) and Arsenal (2-0) with an away win at Walsall (4-1) in the Capital One Cup, Chelsea have struggled to string two back-to-back wins together until they defeated Norwich (1-0) at home and followed that up with wins at Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-0) and Sunday’s 0-0 at Tottenham.
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