It's just another game says Mourinho on Chelsea return
VIDEO SHOWS: JOSE MOURINHO HOLDING NEWS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF RETURN TO STAMFORD BRIDGE AS MANAGER OF TOTTENHAM
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LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 25, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES. NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020")
1. SPURS PLAYERS, INCLUDING GARETH BALE, ON TRAINING PITCH
2. PLAYERS STRETCHING
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 26, 2020) (TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL)
3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO, ON WHAT IT'S LIKE RETURNING TO CHELSEA, SAYING:
"It's another game for me. It's another game for me. No problem at all."
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 25, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES. NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020")
4. SPURS PLAYERS DURING TRAINING EXERCISE
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 26, 2020) (TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL)
5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO, SAYING:
"Maybe we don't go top of the league there, maybe Liverpool get a point or a victory at Brighton and then we don't go there top of the league, so I don't even know that. But going there top of the league, or going there with Liverpool top of the league doesn't change anything for us, but as I was saying since the beginning of the season, we are only always contenders to win the next match, nothing more than that. So, we are going to be there, three possible results, we are in football for a long time, we know of course that anything can happen but we go there and our objective is to win the game."
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 25, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES. NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020")
6. SPURS PLAYERS WARMING UP
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 26, 2020) (TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL)
7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO, SAYING:
"Not yet or probably not, I don't know. But with such an amazing squad, to play (Reece) James or Azpilicueta, to play (Ben) Chilwell, (Marcos) Alonso or Emerson. To play (Edouard) Mendy or to play (Kepa) the most expensive keeper in the history of the Premier League. Chelsea has an amazing squad, so I'm not even worried about who is going to play because they only have very good players."
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 25, 2020) (UEFA - NO RESALES. NO COMMERCIAL USE. MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY "©UEFA 2020")
8. MORE OF SPURS PLAYERS TRAINING / HEUNG-MIN SON CELEBRATING WITH GARETH BALE BEFORE OTHER PLAYERS JOIN IN
STORY: Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho on Thursday (November 26) played down the anticipated clash between his league leading Spurs and former club Chelsea, saying it was just "another game".
Mourinho has rediscovered his spark at Tottenham Hotspur, but despite Spurs' fine form, the Portuguese coach remains grounded.
Ahead of the trip to Chelsea on Sunday, where he won three Premier League titles during two spells at the club, Mourinho, says the objective for each and every game is to win and not get lost focusing too intently on the league standings.
The Portuguese tactician heaped praise on Chelsea's squad, saying the depth of the team ensures his side face a stiff challenge.
(Production: Iain Axon, Mussab Al-Khairalla)
