Mourinho: “We are a pony”

José Mourinho was the main protagonist of the goalless draw between Chelsea and Tottenham. The Portuguese returned once again to Stamford Bridge, in which it was the 1,000th match of the Roman Abramóvich era in the whole blue.

A tie, which allows spurs, to stand as a co-leader with Liverpool. Still, Mourinho does not see himself as a candidate for the Premier. “Tottenham is not a candidate. We are not even in the race. We are not a horse. I don't know what the word is. We are the small and young horses. We are just a pony. You see the difference: Joe Rodon played for Swansea, Thiago Silva was for many, many years one of the best center-backs in the world. Maybe a month of Thiago's salary will pay Joe's (Rodon) annual salary “Mourinho stated modestly after the draw.

“I'm very happy with Joe, I'm very happy with the team and being with my amazing coaching staff, training and leading these guys. A draw at Stamford Bridge is usually a good thing, and staying on top of the league is good too. But my dressing room is not happy with that and that is fantastic. It is a total change of mind and personality. That was a game where we respected them and they respected us, “the Tottenham coach ended up adding, very happy not to be defeated on his visit to Chelsea.

Lampard: “They have invested a lot, they are candidates”

On the other hand, on the other bench was his student Frank Lampard. “Everything went as expected. I thought we would have a lot of possession. We create enough to win the match. Keeping a clean sheet against a team ready to counterattack was excellent. At the end of the season, we will see if this point is good or not, “said the Englishman.

The Chelsea manager also referred to Mourinho's funny words to qualify Tottenham: “It's how José qualifies him to say it as he sees it from the inside, but from the outside they are the best in the league, it is very close to the ones above. SIf you have Harry Kane and Son on your team they should be among the candidates. Son has nine goals, Harry has seven. They keep a clean sheet due to the organization of their team … HThey still invested a lot, they have people like Gareth Bale sitting on the bench, Dele Alli is not here. Hthere is a strong team there. So I think we are all competing, but José can say it the way he sees it. “