Chelsea remain undefeated by Thomas Tuchel in the Premier League. This Thursday the blues had no problems and defeated José Mourinho’s Tottenham by the minimum count, adding three gold points to get closer to the fight for the lead.
The team of the former PSG coach reached their third win without knowing of defeats and adds the confidence lost in recent games. But in the opposite sidewalk the Spurs continue to leave doubts with a DT that every day is left with less credit.
A controversial penalty for the triumph
Both squads were tied with 33 points in the standings, so adding three was key. And not only to distance each other, but also to get closer to the teams that fight at the top.
Jorginho scored Chelsea’s winning goal against Tottenham. Photo: Getty Images
And it was Chelsea who knew how to take advantage of it because after a difficult and disputed start in the middle of the field, they managed to reach the opening of the account thanks to a controversial penalty. In the 23rd minute, Timo Werner fell after a cross by Dier that the referee did not hesitate to sanction.
From the 12 steps it was Jorginho who, with a shot to the right post from Hugo Lloris, decreed the 0-1 for the visit. A bucket of cold water for Mourinho’s team, who since then showed the doubts that have accompanied them all season.
Neither Lamela nor Moura fixed things
Tottenham tried to fix the lousy first half they had, but ended up getting even more complicated. At the start both Alderweireld and Hojbjerg won yellows that forced Mou to move the board.
In 69 ‘he tried to refresh the attack by sending Lamela and Moura to the field, but neither of them could do much against the defensive wall of the blues.. With the formality defined, the blues only waited until the final whistle to embrace.
Chelsea have three important points in their fight to reach international cup positions and are only two points behind West Ham. For its part, Tottenham continues to be more and more complicated and Mourinho gives ground, something that can cost him dearly.