Toothless Tottenham booed off after Chelsea beat them for fifth game in a row

0:06You're listening to the Sky Sports Premier League podcast. Welcome along. Saturday night football came from North London where Tottenham took on their London rivals Chelsea. And here is how things finished.

0:25Chelsea's hold over Tottenham Hotspur in this London derby continues. Their fifth victory in a row in this fixture. Enzo Morescu's side putting in a discipline display after so many questions have been asked on late about their discipline. Chau Pedro came up with a winning goal in the first half. He might have had more, but for Guglielmo Vicario. The performance of Moises Caicedo outstanding. It was his pressure that led to the cross for the goal for Pedro to convert. But Spurs' poor home run goes on. They still haven't won a Premier League match here since the opening day of the season. And Chelsea are now level on points with Tottenham in the Premier League table.

1:14Spurs nil, Chelsea one. And Daniel Sturridge, it is five on the bounce for Chelsea against Spurs. That feels like a big one, doesn't it? It sure does. And you know what? As a former player from Chelsea, I know how difficult it is to play against Spurs away. They've put in an absolutely brilliant performance today, right from the beginning, pressing from the front, causing big problems. They had control in midfield. There were some big performances. This man here, absolutely brilliant today. You see the big smile on his face. And yeah, credit to Marescu for his tactics going into this match. He got it right tonight.

1:52And one goal was enough. Daniel says Jamie that it's difficult playing against Spurs. It was as easy as it gets. That was a boxing match that had stopped it. Tottenham were so poor, I actually thought they'd have a real go tonight, but that was one of the worst performances I've seen from Tottenham. They've won three home games in the last year and I would probably put that as number one. Because in some of those other games, if we flip it to last season where they lost 4-3, they had a right go, they got after them, could have gone either way, it was exciting, really good game of football that today they never laid a glove on this Chelsea side they had no idea how to play out they had no understanding they were missing challenges you've got your two set the backs for the first goal with um you know van de ven and danso missing tackles they made it so easy and moises kaisado was just out of this world map me for he had the freedom in the park if you didn't know these scenes tell you this is a big result for chelsea tonight does this The result, the way they controlled the game, Daniel, make you think this could be a really exciting year for Chelsea?

2:55They've got exciting players. It's about it all coming together. Tonight was a night where it shows you the level they can get to. It could have been three or four tonight if the chances were going to be Vicario saves had made. So we're talking about a team here who are building on the blocks that the manager has given them. They've got momentum now. Of course, last week's performance wasn't where they would have needed it to be against Sunderland. and that loss was devastating. But tonight, we're looking at a team now building in that confidence. The football they played today will make them feel good.

3:27And that's the problem. Not just Chelsea, Spurs as well. Consistency for all these teams right now. But at least when I look at Chelsea tonight, there's a bit of excitement, a bit of flair. They're bringing on players with excitement in Esteval that can do something. Tottenham just looked paceless today. They didn't really have an idea how to get out, how to get up the pitch. And it was just too easy for them. And this year, if you actually analyse the Premier League, there's one outstanding side in Arsenal. They are head and shoulders above everyone else. The rest are all really struggling. No one's really finding that consistency.

3:54And that's why it's up for grabs for Chelsea this season. They've got that confidence. Of course, what happened in the Club World Cup has affected them because of the games and they're having to manage what they do with Poro, with Gio Pedro and obviously Caicedo's minutes. And once they get Cole Palmer back as well, imagine how much better they're going to be. There was an excitement about watching Chelsea play. But I've got to be honest, any team would have gone to Tottenham tonight and thought, what a chance we've got. Because it was just too easy for him. Yeah, you had Pedro. Excellent, wasn't he?

4:26And just been looking for that little shot of confidence, it felt like, at the top of the pitch. Did he get that tonight, Dan? Tonight doesn't give him confidence. I don't know what will. The amount of opportunities he had today to score, as well as his movements off the ball, for his positioning all over the pitch, was very good. And by the way, didn't Robert Sanchez do well with what he had to do in terms of coming and catching the ball? Yes, I mean, talk about Tottenham's set pieces before the game and that was one of the main ways they would score goals this season. I think it's eight that they've scored from set pieces, maybe five, but it's between the crosses that it was put under tonight.

5:05You're thinking, okay, we're trying to aim for the back post, we're trying to aim for the near post. He imposed himself, he used his size, used his strength, wasn't getting bullied into certain areas that he didn't want to being. I thought it was exemplary on the crosses today, came for everything and set Chelsea off on counterattacks. I thought they were very intelligent the way they set up as well Chelsea from set pieces where they put three men forward and what that did because a lot of the time when throw-ins are coming to the box if you put too many people it makes it impossible for the goalkeeper to come and sort of boss their area but they didn't.

5:33They made it slightly easier by taking players out the equation then Tottenham had to take three players back and you left it open because one thing about him he's an incredible athlete he can come and get things he's so so big and vast he's got long arms and he's got that real presence in there when he does that so excellent performance because people have doubted him and he showed today that there is certainly a good goalkeeper in there just makes it even worse for those spurs fans who are still there seeing those scenes of celebration from chelsea on their turf yet again great result for brighton earlier beating leeds 3-0 danny welbeck with his sick to the season.

6:06What a great season he is having. Arsenal power on. Only way to describe it really. Another clean sheet for them. Their first goal was a set piece. Victor Jokeres got on the end of it. Declan Rice scored their second. Mateta once again on the score sheet for Palace as they beat Brentford 2-0. Fulham needed this one today. 3-0 victory over Wolves who had Agbedou sent off in that game. Lovely finish from Harry Wilson which you can see by scanning that QR code it'll take straight to the highlights on the Sky Sports app. We see all of the weekend's goals including the four at the City Ground in an entertaining game which saw Sean Dyche get his first point as the Forest boss.

6:43They had to fight from a goal down 2-1 up with two goals early in the second half. Manchester United replied late on through Ahmad and that one goal for João Pedro. Enough for victory in this derby in North London tonight. Liverpool Villa in action later this evening and And our live games across this weekend continue with West Ham, Newcastle, City, Bournemouth and Sunderland Everton on Monday night.

7:10So it leaves us looking like this with most teams now having played 10, which is normally a time that, well, we're told we can start paying particular attention to the Premier League table. It doesn't look pretty for Wolves, does it? Just like last season, still without a win, 10 played. West Ham in action tomorrow. Forest still in the bottom three, then the two promoted sides Burnley and Leeds just outside it. Fulham climbing today, they needed that. Now a five-point gap for them and into the top half. What this does show you with Spurs being booed off by their fans, they are still in third place and Chelsea have climbed up to fourth but it's really so tight isn't it in the top half of the table.

7:56In fact, only three points from Bournemouth in second and Liverpool in tenth right now. But Arsenal, as Jamie said, is an outstanding team so far in the Premier League season. Seven points clear at the top.

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8:48Welcome back to the Sky Sports Premier League podcast. Let's get back to the studio for more reaction to today's game.

8:59One back down by Moises Caicedo and João Pedro Xurli. Chelsea put their stamp of superiority on this fixture again. It's one of those goals that is not really about the goalscorer. This is all about Caicedo. It was awesome tonight. Moises Caicedo covered pretty much every blade of grass in a significant victory for Chelsea. The scoreline doesn't really tell the story of their dominance in this fixture. Spurs created next to nothing. Chelsea might have won it by many more. João Pedro himself might have had a hat-trick in the first half. This was a really good night for the Blues, winning for the third successive time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

9:45But Moises Caicedo, the player of the match, any dispute? Absolutely not. World-class. I'd go as far as to say right now the best of his type in world football. Just absolutely phenomenal. The way that he covers ground, his desire, his quality on the ball, putting out fires for his team, chasing lost causes, strength on the ball, always making the right pass. I just thought he was magnificent today. And he's a dream. When you're playing as a defender and you've got someone like that just hoovering up in front of you and him adding quality like that, it's just a dream. An absolute dream. He took a little while to settle, but now I'm thinking he is one of the best.

10:24They've had Kante, McAlealy, some of the best defensive midfield players at that club over the last few years. Daniel, would you say, is it 22, 23? 23 years ago, he's now. 23. Absolutely magnificent in every department. Now, that's what you need. If you're going to go anywhere, you're going to win competitions. You need these types of players, Daniel. Yes, it's his birthday tomorrow, so it's a good celebration for him tonight. I think he's going to be tired. Oh, yeah. You know, when you look at him and you see the talent this player has, the level he's reaching is where the money they paid for him.

10:55It matches up now. At the start, I think the first season we were probably looking at him and thinking, OK, what's he going to be? Is he going to fulfil his potential? I think at this point in time, the realization is he's close to the maximum level he could be. And he's only 20. He's going to be 24 tomorrow. So we're looking at a player who can still improve. He's been absolutely top floor. What is the talent that you talk about? Because obviously he can run. He can run all day and he can run at high intensity as well. So what has he added to that? I think it's the confidence level. I think when you pay that kind of money for a player, the expectation is he's going to come in and hit the ground running.

11:28We've seen with him, we've seen with the likes of Virts at Liverpool. Now the expectation is you come in with that kind of money, you've got to hit the ground running. I think it's taken him a bit of time to find his feet at Chelsea, understanding new teammates around, the expectations of the football club. And I think this season we're seeing a man who's stepping onto the pitch, knowing what's expected of him, knowing he's capable. He's got the technical attributes that you need from a player. He can score a goal if he needs to score a goal. He breaks up the play. He's got absolutely everything.

11:57There's nothing I can point to to go, you know what? You don't have that. And I think right now, every question that you can have towards him as a player and as a leader on the pitch, he's got the answer for. And he's got that gift as well, Daniel. He goes and chases the ball. Most players now, they want to play when they've got it. When they haven't and when Chelsea at times, if somebody gives it away, he's the first one to make that initial contact, to get after it. And it becomes a bit contagious then. And for the first goal, what he does is absolutely phenomenal because he wins three really important challenges.

12:28It's just a world-class piece of play, and it just shows, it probably tells you everything about him. I've not met him, I don't know him, but he just seems like such a selfless character. And I'm going to just show you one, Neil, because his role in it is absolutely phenomenal. I'll just highlight him here. Got himself in a really good position. He knows that if that ball gets transferred, there's Koudis there, and he can make sure he's in a nice position. Anyone tries to slide that ball in, perfect. Then once, obviously, Spurs get caught with it, He goes and engages on Jed Spence. He wins that first challenge.

12:58But this is what I love the most now. Pedro Neto is about to play a ball into here. And you can see Jal Pedro doesn't anticipate it. But look at the reaction or the difference between what Jal Pedro does and Pedro Neto does compared to Caicedo. The first thing he does is this. He's like, OK, I'm going to go and chase the ball. And I'm going to be an absolute dog. I'm going to go and win it back for my team. I might get a little bit of luck. And I'm going to show tremendous desire. and I'll slide that ball in. And that is absolutely world-class. I'll tell you one thing as well. As the attacker in that moment who's been Joao Pedro and not done the run, the players you want to play with are guys like Casado who are going to do the dirty work, quote-unquote.

13:39Joao Pedro will get all the plaudits for this goal and people will say, oh yeah, he's got another seven weeks, eight weeks down the line. There's no stat for what Casado's done there. Maybe he's going to say he's got... He gets the assist, but it's more than just the assist. It's saying that the position he'd begun in, what Jamie has just shown us, to where he ended up and what he ended up doing, you even have to have the technical ability to be able to play the pass, to break it up, to have that tenacity. That's not an attribute that I'd say probably 90 % of players in the Premier League don't have.

14:16To be able to do what he's done from where he was, to press, to win it back. Okay, cool, my mate's done it. Some guys will retreat. He's gone, no, I'm going again. I'm going again. I'm going again, I'm going again. It just doesn't run out of energy. And I absolutely love that about him. It's fantastic. And Kante was the same. They had that gift. And obviously, he's not the biggest guy in the world, but he's got those long legs and he's got this vital attribute that you can't teach, you can't buy desire. Can we see it, though, from a perspective? I want to see Gerard Pedro first as well. I want to talk about the finish.

14:45Yeah, let's show that one again, because the second angle is a bit more Spurs-related. But let's, Daniel, from Gerard Pedro's point of view. I love the way, Daniel, that he feels like he's got time in that situation when other people might really sort of lash out at that chance when it came. Well, yes, we've talked about him not having many shots before the game and potentially being low on confidence. But this is a man who's composed, who's full of confidence, it seems. In those moments, some players would snatch it. You know, it looks a very, very simple finish, which is what he's made it look and what it was for him.

15:15But for not every player in these moments, some guys, they go, I'm going to go first time. And he just missed one before. Exactly. And And that's it. You erase what happened before. You go, OK, that's happened. Whatever. I'm going again. And I think here, so sure of himself. Didn't rush it at all. He had all the time in the world and it was a great finish. But defensively from Spurs? Honestly, it's as bad as it gets in every capacity. Jed Spence does himself no favours here. Once he gets the ball, he gets really lucky there. But then he thinks, you know what, I'm going to have a trick in my own half.

15:47Loses it again. Obviously then Kaiseido does it. This is a poor piece of play. It's not a great ball by Van der Ven. Jabby Simmons leaves a really bad one back for him there. I just want to take that back, right? So you've got your two centre-backs. Kevin Danso's over here somewhere, and there's Mickey Van Der Ven. You have to win this challenge. If you lose this challenge, you're going to cost your team. He's not strong enough. He's not aggressive enough. Really poor play by Mickey. You can see there, one player wants it more. Now, I'm going to highlight this guy. There, what is... Whoa, that's a great stop there.

16:16What kind of a challenge or tackle is that when you're trying to stop a goal for your team? I'll just take it back a little bit because it'll probably help us there. He has to come across. Of course he's got a problem because Jael Pedro's behind him. But you've got to come full force. You've got to take him out and make sure you get the ball. The flip side of that, and of course he's reckless, but could you imagine Romero in this situation? He's coming across with everything that he's got and he's going to throw himself into it and he'll win that challenge. But Kevin Dancer, I want to slow it down because it's that bad.

16:43Because he comes across and it's such a half-hearted challenge. Look, what is that? And then obviously a good piece of play, But there's your two, three out your back four, all making really poor mistakes. And I don't really like Jared Spence's reaction either. He walks back as well. Really poor from the back three. I think the Mickey one is probably the worst of the three, to be honest, because he's almost tried to chop the attacker on the edge of the box. And it's like you trust yourself as, you know, defenders these days. A lot of them are very technical on the ball. And he is a very, very good player, but chose the wrong moment against the wrong player to try a trick.

17:21And Kosedo's tenacity was too much for them. And Spurs needed the first goal today, make no mistake. You could sense the crowd were edgy. Obviously, they had to make the substitution early in the game. And it backfired for him because Javi Simmonds looks a little bit lost, especially when he goes out to that left wing. It feels like he needs to play maybe centrally. They had no pace going forward. So that didn't really work. And they lost their rhythm, everything you probably worked on for the last couple of days. But it's been a really bad, really bad four days for them. Obviously losing at Newcastle in the Cup, you want to win another Cup.

17:51I think it's really important for Thomas Frank. And then this awful home record, three wins in the last year, is obviously carrying on now. And it doesn't look like getting any better. Very disappointing night for Spurs. Punished by that Moises Caicedo rampage and that quality finish from João Pedro. And that was all it took for Chelsea tonight. More reaction to come. We'll speak to Enzo Moreska and from the goalscorer as well.

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19:03Big moment, that, for Enzo Mareska. I thought he was going to say big moment there in terms of kicking a bottle, mate. I mean, yeah, he was absolutely buzzing. And I think relieved too at the end of the game. You saw how happy he was with him and Rhys James having a chat and talking about the performance. I think days like today are always going to make you feel good as a manager when, you know, you suffer defeat, you've got your back against the wall and there's question marks around everything. And yeah, he'll feel really good going home tonight. Which is why you saw those celebrations that you did at the end and João Pedro, the goal scorer, was right in the middle of them.

19:35And I'm delighted to say he's ready to talk to us live now from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Congratulations, João, on the victory and on the goal as well. Judging by the celebrations, that one meant a lot to you and your teammates tonight. Thank you. I think I need it on this goal because a long time I don't score and I think the team expected that from me. And I think today I could score and I'm very happy. Were you starting to get a little bit worried, João, that the goals weren't coming too regularly for you? No, I think I always want to help the team. Of course, with goals or assists, but first I need to play well, because I think if I play well, the goals are going to come.

20:26The important thing is always to Chelsea win games, and I'm very chill about the goals. Joao, Mano, it's Daniel Sturridge here, my man. I would like to ask you, you talked about, you know, in the first question, your goal. And you said you were very happy you needed that goal. Over the last few games, you know, you've not had many shots even. How does it feel when you're on the pitch and you're going through that type of moment in comparison to tonight where you had many shots? I think in my position, if you don't shoot, if you don't shoot, you get frustrated. But I think you need to not look just for yourself.

21:07I think you need to see if the others get a chance. And I'm kind of a player, if I don't shoot, I'm going to create the space for the others. But like I said, if Chelsea win, I will be happy. But of course, I always want to score, but sometimes it's not going to happen. Like I said, the last games I didn't shoot, but also I had problems. I think everyone knows that. My answer, the mister said, I stay out from the national team, but I'm getting better. I try to improve and today I was happy to score. And like you said, today I had a lot of opportunities, but I missed. But if you see the other time I had the chance to shoot, I passed to Jamie.

21:51So I played for the team and today I won, I scored and I'm happy, always. Giao, congratulations. Hopefully you've got a screen in front of you there. I just want to show you your goal. Did you give Moises Caicedo a big cuddle for what he did for you here today? No, I said to him, I invite him to a dinner. He can choose the restaurant. Talk us through your finish though. He obviously does so well, but then your finish is really calm. Yeah, for the first, I had a chance before and I finished in the near post. In the second time I had the chance to score, I just tried to put over him because I saw him in the first action, he dropped.

22:35So I said the next time I'm going to shoot on above of him and I was happy to score. And Joao, for you now, moving forward with the team, in those attacking moments, it's up to you and the attacking players to create goals. What do you think it's going to take for you guys to consistently create and score goals? I think if you see the team, everyone has participated in the goals in the Premier League, in the Champions League as well. I think Enzo had two goals, Moises had two goals. I think we in front, we are very strong, but I think we're going to improve a lot until the end of the season. I think we need to keep like this, but we have to be more consistent to win games every week.