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
blue team
.
A draw, which allows the
Spurs
, to position themselves as a co-leader alongside 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 young little horses. We are just a pony.
You see the difference: Joe Rodon was playing for Swansea, Thiago Silva he was for many, many years one of the best center-backs in the world.
Perhaps a month of Thiago's salary will pay Joe's (Rodon) annual salary
,
"
Mourinho said modestly after the draw.
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"I'm very happy with Joe, I'm very happy with the team and being with my amazing coaching staff, coaching and leading these guys.
A draw at Stamford Bridge is usually a good thing and staying on top of the league is also a good thing. But my dressing room is not happy with that and that is fantastic.
It is a total change in mentality 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 in his visit 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 created enough to win the game. Keeping a clean sheet against a team prepared to counter-attack was excellent.
At the end of the season, we will see if this point is good or not." said the Englishman.
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The Chelsea coach 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, he
is very close to the top. If
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 ... They
have invested a lot, they have people like Gareth Bale sitting on the bench, Dele Alli is not here. There
is a strong team there. So I think we are all competing, but José can say it the way he sees it. "