Premier League: Chelsea boss Frank Lampard admits he is extra motivated to beat Jose Mourinho

Frank Lampard admits the prospect of beating Jose Mourinho in Sunday’s clash between Chelsea and Tottenham has given him an extra push. Spurs were 12 points adrift of Chelsea when Mourinho first replaced Mauricio Pochettino last month but an upsurge in form coupled with several defeats for the Blues has seen the gap.

There is all to play for when Chelsea visit north London and Lampard who won two Premier League titles under Mourinho believes both he and his former manager will have extra motivation on Sunday. Football fans from around the world can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

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Asked what it will be like facing his old coach Lampard told BBC’s Football Focus: “I think it will be special. I think it will make a difference to me it will make a difference to him. We are both professionals, driven, and sometimes when you come across someone you worked with or a club that you worked with it pushes you on that little bit more in the best possible way.”

 And it is Tottenham-Chelsea that game has enough anyway. And then you have Jose Mourinho there. And he is going to be desperate to beat us let’s make no bones. Asked if it would mean more to beat Mourinho, Lampard added: In my professional head yes. I want to go up against the best.

When I have gone up against Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp this season of course you want to say can I show against these incredible managers what I can do what my team can do?

So it will be a similar feeling. Mourinho has won four of his five Premier League matches in charge of Spurs and Lampard says they are right back in the conversation to finish in the top four.

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Asked if he was surprised when Mourinho took over at Tottenham, Lampard said: “Yes and no. I mean, this is football. He is a man for a big club. I think it is massively interesting for the Premier League.”
I think his personality and his record is something that needs to be in top-level football. So having Jose back is obviously going to mix it right up in the Premier League.

We know the record that Jose has as a winning manager; he is won wherever he is been. He is come into a club and a squad that were probably tipped to be somewhere in the title race at the beginning of the season.

They had a difficult start but they still have those players. So with the freshness of Jose Mourinho of course they are going to be challengers for sure for the top four.

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