Gian Zola Wants Chelsea to Eliminate Tottenham in 2018-2019 League Cup Semifinal

DBasia.news – The London Derby is presented in the semifinal round of 2018-2019 League Cup. Chelsea will play against Tottenham Hotspur in the top-four position. Chelsea legend who is currently the manager assistant, Gianfranco Zola, hopes Chelsea could defeat Tottenham in that match.

Tottenham Hotspur made Chelsea failed to continue the unbeaten record after defeating Eden Hazard and friends 3-1 in the Premier League match, Sunday (25/11). At that time, the three goals from The Lilywhites were created by Dele Alli, Harry Kane, and Son Heung-min.

Now, Chelsea have the chance to revenge. It’s confirmed after The Blues went to the semifinal round after defeating Bournemouth by the only goal from Eden Hazard at 84′.

“We’re in the semifinal. We’re happy because some time ago they gave us a football lesson,” Zola said cited by ESPN.

“And we’re looking forward to challenging them again. I’m sure it’ll be a different game,” the Italian man continued.

“There are a lot of proud players and they want to play this game and show that we were not the ones that played that game,” he said.

“Too many players underperformed and were hurt. We are pleased that we will play them and we can’t wait,” the assistant reviewed.

It’s scheduled that in the first leg, Tottenham would be the host. The match would be conducted on January 8th, 2019. Meanwhile, the semifinal round would meet Manchester City against Burton.