Derby with emergencies between Mourinho and Tuchel

José Mourinho's Tottenham and Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea will star this Thursday in the northern derby against South London, the first that the German coach will face the 'blues' since he took over from Frank Lampard. These are not good times in the standings neither for Tottenham (7th) nor for Chelsea (8th), both of whom need points to stay away from the top of the Premier. It is a classic with emergencies.

Mourinho does not have the injured Harry Kane, but the Portuguese coach explained this Wednesday that he is counting on his great star to be able to play again “next week”. Kane, who injured both ankles against Liverpool, was already out against Brighton and the Spurs lost (1-0).

“At first we were a bit scared by what happened, but now we are much more positive. Next week we will play against Everton in the FA Cup and in the Premier against Manchester City. I think Kane should be back for one of those games “, added the Portuguese, who revealed that he spoke with Dele Alli” and I see him motivated to, when he recovers from his injury, start again. ” Kane has 12 goals in this Premier, like his teammate Son Heung-min.

Mourinho faces his past this Thursday, not in vain he directed Chelsea in 2 stages. Today that ‘blue’ bench that the Portuguese occupied between 2004 and 2007 first and between 2013 and 15 later belongs to Tuchel. The former PSG coach said “it's easier to play Tottenham without Kane.” Tuchel also assured that “it is not a duel between Mourinho and me, but between our teams, between Tottenham and Chelsea.”