Having served the Special One as his right man at three different clubs, this will be the first time Mourinho and AVB will find themselves in different dug outs. Andre Villa Boas has previously assisted the current Chelsea manager during his last stint at Chelsea as well as his successful spells at Porto and at Inter Milan.
Even though the two worked along for quite some time Tottenham’s Portuguese tactician is of the belief that the relationship between the two has broken down.
"I don't lose any sleep. We had a great personal and professional relationship before. We don't have that now,” said the 35 year old.
AVB laments his ambition as the primary reason of the breakdown of relationship between the two.
“Our break-up point was because I was full of ambition to give him something extra and I wanted further involvement from the job I was doing at that time. I felt I could give him much more,” he added
Mourinho responded to AVB’s claim by refusing to provide many details as he preferred to keep his personal matters away from the media.
"I don't discuss this with the media. it's a personal thing. I don't care what he says. I'm not here to do that. I'm not interested,” said the Chelsea boss
“Will I go for a glass of wine with him? When people invite me I always go. I never refuse. But I have nothing more to say on this."
The return of Jose Mourinho was greeted by the Chelsea fans as a breath of fresh air who expected the Blues to start off in a relentless fashion. Even though Chelsea currently find themselves in the top four, their start to the season has been less than impressive. If Chelsea draw their match against Tottenham on Saturday, they would have ironically made the same start to the league as they did in the 2007-08 season, when six games into the league Jose Mourinho was relieved of his duties as Chelsea manager.
However they will be against a Tottenham side which has a very poor record against their London counterparts. Since 1990 the two sides have met 55 times in league and cup encounters, with Spurs managing just five victories compared to Chelsea’s 31. As far as Premier League encounters are concerned, of the 42 matches played between the two teams Tottenham have managed to win only thrice against the English giants.
Match Facts
- Chelsea have not failed to score in three consecutive Premier League games away from home since April 2002.
- Last three competitive games between the two sides have produced 16 goals with an average of 5.3 goals per game.
- Spurs have conceded more Premier League goals to Chelsea (38) than any other side
- In 21 Premier League outings at White Hart Lane, Chelsea have conceded 22 goals.
- Out of their last six Premier League games, five of Tottenham’s matches have ended 1-0
- Spurs have conceded the fewest goals in Europe’s top five leagues (1)
- Spurs have had more attempts on goal from open play (60) than any other team in the league, but have managed to score only three of them.
- None of Chelsea’s strikers have managed to score a goal in the league this season.
- Chelsea have not scored more than two goals in their last 11 Premier League games.
- Chelsea’s 4-2 victory over Tottenham last season was their first victory in seven visits to White Hart Lane
- After five games, ten points is Chelsea’s lowest ever tally since the club was bought by Roman Abramovich. Two managers have managed the feat, Mourinho in 2007-08 and Andre Villas Boas in 2011-2012
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Team News
Tottenham left back Danny Rose is expected to return to the side after being out with a toe injury. French defender Younes Kaboul is a doubt for the match, so is Aaron Lennon who will have a late fitness test to determine his availability for Saturday’s encounter. Etienne Capoue remains a long term absentee whereas Emmanuel Adebayor is out with illness.
Chelsea received devastating news with young Marco van Ginkel being ruled out for six months after undergoing a knee surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Whereas Brazilian international Ramires also suffered a hip injury during the Capital One encounter on Tuesday night but might make the final cut.
After impressing against Swindon Town, Chelsea outcastes Juan Mata, David Luiz and Fernando Torres will be looking for a starting berth on Saturday.
Probable starting eleven
Tottenham:
Lloris; Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Rose; Dembele, Paulinho; Townsend, Eriksen, Sigurdsson; Soldado
Chelsea:
Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole; Mikel, Lampard; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Torres
