Defence:
Serbian Branislav Ivanovic has claimed that he is having the time of his life at Chelsea, and is expected to draft in at right back slot. Partnering him on the opposite flank, in the left back position would be Chelsea’s most consistent layer in the past previous weeks, Spaniard Cesar Azpilicueta. Both the wing backs need to go forward to put the Spurs defence under pressure and push back the wingers to deny the away side any goal scoring opportunities. In central defence, John Terry and Gary Cahill will have to wrestle the likes of Adebayor, Eriksen and Soldado, the trio who will be looking to build and finishing off moves for Tim Sherwood’s side.
Midfield:
This is where it gets tricky for the Blues. Nemanja Matic should partner either of Ramires, even though the Brazilian who has been too inconsistent in the past weeks or Frank Lampard. The English International was left on the bench during their friendly against Denmark. If I were Mourinho, I would drop Oscar for this one, the diminutive Brazilian who has lost both his form and poise in the past month, has also traveled to South Africa for Brazil’s friendly this Wednesday and a week’s rest would do a whole lot good for him.
Eden Hazard and Andre Schurrle should play on either flanks to unlock the miserly Tottenham defence, while Frank Lampard is expected to play in the creator role for the home side.