Chelsea vs. Tottenham: Mauricio Pochettino Reacts After Stamford Bridge Brawl

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted he and his side “didn’t set a good example” as their 2-2 draw with Chelsea descended into chaos on Monday at Stamford Bridge.

The draw ended Spurs’ title challenge and handed Leicester City the unlikeliest of Premier League crowns, and the north London side seemed to lose their heads, although Pochettino described the intensity as “normal,” per Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail:

Maybe we didn’t set a good example, but it’s a normal emotion, fighting on the pitch. 

I was involved in all of it. I tried to be calm. But it was derby, we were fighting for the title and Chelsea fighting to win the game, but I think they make us feel very proud, how Chelsea took the game and showed us respect.

It’s not personal, we respect them. We have full respect for them. It’s football, we are men, they are men, we need to show we are strong.

Among a string of clashes between Spurs and Chelsea players during the match, Mousa Dembele appeared to gouge Blues striker Diego Costa in the eye.

There was also a mass brawl at the entrance to the tunnel following the final whistle after Chelsea had come back from a 2-0 deficit to put the final nail in the coffin of their archrivals’ title hopes.

Pochettino was caught up in the …

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