The Blues boss continues to blame everyone but his defence, who conceded five goals to a Harry Kane inspired Spurs

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By Greg Stobart at White Hart Lane

As the Tottenham supporters chanted "we want six" Jose Mourinho wore a grim look on the touchline, probably planning his predictable post-match referee rant after the 5-3 defeat at Tottenham on New Year’s Day.

When Chelsea were 1-0 up Mourinho believed his side should have been awarded a penalty for a handball by Jan Vertonghen. He used that perceived injustice as further evidence of the "campaign"
against Chelsea this season, a conspiracy the Blues boss first suggested the previous weekend.

Nobody should be fooled by Mourinho’s attention-deflecting tactics after a humiliating defeat that has left Chelsea top of the Premier League table only on alphabetical order. They are level with Manchester City on points, goal difference and goals scored and the title race is likely to remain neck-and-neck for the remainder of the campaign.

Hours after Chelsea legend Frank Lampard scored City’s winner in their 3-2 victory over Sunderland, the Londoners were torn apart by a rampant Tottenham team inspired by Harry Kane.

Kane will likely haunt the dreams of John Terry and Gary Cahill for the foreseeable future after scoring twice and tormenting the visitors with his strength, technical quality and clinical finishing.

But what on earth happened to Chelsea? Ahead of their trip across London, they had only conceded three times in their previous eight games, but everything fell apart here.

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