Chelsea stay top after comeback win over Tottenham

‘We must be pleased because this type of game isn’t easy.

“I have a responsibility as Chelsea captain and as a player that’s paid by Chelsea to train as well as I can and give everything to the football club”.

“It is too early [to talk about the title]”, he told BT Sport. It’s important to stay humble, to continue to work, to trust in our work.

Christian Eriksen of Tottenham Hotspur, Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur, Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur shows apperciation to the fans after the final whistle during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane on October 2, 2016 in London, England.

Their loss at Stamford Bridge, where they have gone 30 games without victory, left them seven points below Chelsea in fifth place in the table.

Firstly, Chelsea’s victory today was their 26th in the Premier League era over Tottenham, meaning they’ve beat them more times than they’ve beaten any other side. The sign of the total respect he has already secured from his players was evident in Luiz’s embrace of Conte.

On the balance of play it was undeserved, but as Snoop from the HBO series The Wire would say, “deserve ain’t got nothing to do with it”.

“It was a big test”, Conte said.

“In that moment we had to improve as a team, not as a single player”.

But Chelsea responded with a superb effort of its own as Pedro curled his shot past Hugo Lloris just before half-time, before Victor Moses completed the comeback early in the second half.

Tottenham’s tenacious start suggested the barren run at Stamford Bridge could end, but collapsed just as it did in May when a 2-2 draw saw the north London’s team title bid end.

Chelsea are looking to win the Premier League title this season after their disastrous 10th-placed finish last season.

“I still don’t think they have enough flair in midfield”.

“If we analyze the game we were better”, he said. But if you analyse the 94 minutes, I think Tottenham did a lot of positive things.

Kane created a chance for Eriksen to equalise, but the Spurs number 10 could only volley straight at Courtois as the last unbeaten team in the division finally succumbed to defeat on their 13th outing.

The Argentine’s team selection for the defeat in Monaco that confirmed their Champions League elimination nearly seemed to have one eye on this game – but two losses suggest the ploy has backfired.

The season break served them well and both Hazard and Diego Costa have return to fitness.