Man United Loss a Wake-up Call for Chelsea, says Cahill

It would still be a huge surprise if Chelsea fail to get the job done.

It proved to be a chastening experience for Tottenham as they were crushed 5-1 with the aid of a disputed second goal scored by Juan Mata.

“We will play with a lot more confidence“, Belgium global Vertonghen said when asked how the Tottenham side of March 2015 compares with the team today.

“We will (have to) be good to finish on top of the table, and it (would also) mean we deserve it”. “There will be more pressure on them, the closer they get to Chelsea also”.

Crystal Palace recovered from two goals down to move seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Spurs are nearly the top scorers, with only one goal less than Liverpool, who have played a game more.

The Everton left-back became the first defender in Premier League history to set up half a century of goals when he teed up Romelu Lukaku in the Toffees’ 3-1 home win against Burnley on Saturday. “They are named Chelsea, but they could be named Arsenal, or Tottenham, or another one”.

He continued in saying that, ” a whole host of things” could have gone better for his side and said that “as a group“, the mentality of the players was not “good enough“.

The title remains in Chelsea’s hands, with Conte’s team needing to drop more points for Spurs to have realistic hope of a late surge to top spot. “There was a very bad period at the end of last season”. Not too surprisingly, they’ve won 10 of those games, including their last seven in a row. Who, however, has the toughest six fixtures remaining? West Bromwich Albion are eighth and certainly no pushovers at the Hawthornes.

Besides, why would Spurs worry about playing nearly anyone?

In contrast, Tottenham hit the road four times in their final six games. We spent a lot of energy fighting against Leicester.

England’s famously sensational soccer media are hyping Saturday’s Spurs-Chelsea semifinal (9:15 a.m. Saturday on Fox) as a likely championship decider.

“It’s incredible what goes on in a run-in because there will be many a twist and turn and Spurs are well in it now and that’s good for the Premier League”. Just ask Chelsea boss Antonio Conte. Even this season, in the Champions League at Wembley, their knees went all trembly.

‘We are not going to get the trophy just because we have done well for the majority of the season. On the final day they face Hull City, who will be scrapping to preserve their Premier League status.

Spurs have to show that they have changed, that they are no longer joke material.