For Tottenham, the start of this season has been exceptionally busy. Two games midweek and a game at the weekend from three separate competitions shows the early demand this unique season has within the first month. Jose Mourinho’s side have League Cup action against Chelsea but they also have Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League play-off plus a trip to Man United at the weekend – meaning rotation and no doubt prioritising one competition over the other. But for Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, he knows his side will have a tough task going into the match on Tuesday night (September 29) regardless of
Frank Lampard said “I know it is a busy time for Tottenham with the Europa League, it is a busy time for us all. They had a free midweek last week, we didn’t, but they have a busy week this week. But when I analyse Tottenham and the squad that they have and what team they might have, and the players who didn’t play 90 minutes yesterday, they have a fantastic squad. I know that whatever team Jose puts out they will be very strong. We all know the Carabao Cup for teams like ourselves and Tottenham, teams challenging for top four and Champions League, like we are, then the Carabao Cup does have its place. But we certainly respect it and every tournament we go in then we want to win.”
