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Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho was delighted with the displays of Didier Drogba and
Loic Remy after they put Tottenham Hotspur to the sword in the absence of
the suspended Diego Costa.
After a promising start from Spurs, the hosts took control of the game with
two goals in five minutes from Eden Hazard and Drogba.
Substitute Remy’s second-half strike secured a comfortable 3-0 win that
keeps the Blues six points clear at the top of the table and Mourinho told
Sky Sports he was ‘very happy’ with the performance.
“Most important is our approach,” he said. “We don’t cry because somebody is
suspended, we just try to be positive and give confidence to the players
that are going to play.
“I didn’t want to speak about Diego not playing because I know what I have.
There was no Diego but Drogba and Remy both scored. They don’t play so many
minutes but when they play they are there.”
The Blues have now gone 14 matches unbeaten this season and have won seven
in a row at Stamford Bridge in the league.
They could have been in for a tougher night if Spurs had capitalised on
their bright start but Mourinho was pleased with the way his team held firm.
“We had difficult moments that weren’t our fault,” he said. “You have to
give Tottenham credit, they started very well in both halves. They are a
very good team, they have the principles of their game well established and
it is not easy to play against them so we have to be happy.
“If they had scored when [Harry] Kane hit the bar or the chance then the
game could have been different. They went for it, but after that our team
was strong and defended very well.”
Mourinho also reserved praise for 20-year-old defender Kurt Zouma, who came
on at half-time in place of Gary Cahill after he took a knock to the head.
“I kid Zouma that people look at his body and forget his age,” said the
Chelsea boss. “He is a kid. He came on at half-time in a difficult situation
where Tottenham are behind and trying to push and he had a fantastic 45
minutes.”
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