Jose Mourinho: Spurs cannot complain about fixture congestion after our semi-final mess

Mourinho (left) says his Chelsea side don't have any advantage over Pochettino's Spurs

CHELSEA will wait until Sunday morning to decide whether skipper John Terry is fit enough to face Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

 

The Chelsea defender damaged an ankle in Tuesday’s 4-0 win at Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League and, after a scan, is having round-the-clock treatment in a bid to be fit for the midday kick off.

Blues manager Jose Mourinho said: “I don't know if he will be fit. I don't want to say that it's impossible he plays.

“I'm not hiding. He did not train, but we have a little hope that it's possible.

“His leadership is important, but I have complete trust in Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma. They are ready.”

 

Chelsea are also waiting on midfielder Ramires, who has a muscle injury. Last season they crashed 5-3 at White Hart Lane, but beat Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final.

Mourinho dismissed suggestions that Spurs might be tired after flying back from Azerbaijan on Thursday night where they beat FK Qarabag in the Europa League to qualify for the last 32.

“We don’t have any advantage," the Chelsea manager said.

“We played a Champions League semi-final (in the 2013/14 season) against Atletico Madrid in one week, on the Wednesday and Tuesday.

 

"In the middle of these two matches we had to play against Liverpool at Anfield. Our country decided it was not a problem for us to play Saturday or Sunday.

“So we played Sunday ahead of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, the biggest competition in the world.

"So if that wasn't a problem for Chelsea, why is this a problem now for Tottenham?

"That Champions League semi-final was at the end of the season when legs are a bit heavier than in November.

"If it wasn't a problem for us then, it's not a problem for them now.”