Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea FC
Both teams topped their respective groups and had qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. With no European games until February of next year, it is time to concentrate on the domestic league, for both teams.
For this post, I shall begin with our opponents, rather than ourselves, first.
Chelsea has been so far without a league win since their loss to Sunderland back in early November. Ancelotti is feeling the heat, and so are the other players, as they see their lead on the league table slipped. Key things are Terry is back and ready and had played the Marseille game back in the midweek, and also Lampard may return at least to the bench. Facing our leaky defence would be their usual Drogba-Anelka-Kalou combo, but they had been facing a score drought themselves.
Spurs would be welcoming their west London neighbours without Van der Vaart, Jenas and Krancjar in the reception committee, but Modric would be back after recovering from a bout of flu. Likely starters would be Gomes, Gallas, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Hutton, Bale, Lennon, Modric, Palacios, Crouch and Pavlyuchenko/Defoe, with Dawson and Sandro probably at the bench.
Although we are away from the chasing pack from the teams 6th and below, this is a must win in order for us for stay at the momentum, and to catch up with the leading pack in the 1st to 4th positions. However, Chelsea, in the meantime, needed to "break the duck" and would go all out in reminding others that they are last season's EPL champions and still capable of being the one for this.
But one thing's for sure, Chelsea is coming to White Hart Lane, where even the European champions had fell.
Take a guess for the outcome. ;)
COYS!!!!!
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