Tuchel previews big game against Conte's Spurs

"It's always clear it is an Antonio Conte team," Tuchel told Chelsea's official website.

"They play always with a desire to win and always with a huge physical input and a relentless style, and he is like this on the touchline, coaching his teams like this.

"It is very hard to play against his teams and now we do it for a third time, but it does not affect so much my coaching. You always need to find a good mix between emotions and a cool head. This is on me like it is for the players.

"You need to know about the importance of the game, to know what it means to the supporters, to know what it means in the league table, but you cannot get carried away by your emotions.

"For example on Tuesday at Brighton, we were too much involved in our emotions, like frustration, anger or disappointment, and when you play a derby like this against Tottenham or against an emotional guy like Antonio Conte, we cannot play from pure emotions."

Chelsea will need to be surgical in taking apart Conte's side, wo will be out for revenge after their Carabao Cup loss.

The Blues absolutely need this win, any other result would leave Spurs in an excellent position to overtake them.

Source: chelseafc.com