Courtois set to face Tottenham - Conte

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Spurs face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday and Lampard has no doubt that one of the keys to the game will be stopping the in-form Alli's effectiveness.

Pochettino on Thursday said his side were underdogs, but Conte disagrees.

"The FA Cup is a great tradition, the oldest one in the world".

"Tottenham are a really great power in English football, they are working for three years", Conte told the media today.

"The problem is that John wants to play regularly, and for this reason I think that we have to respect his decision [to leave]".

David Luiz has admitted that he loves watching Tottenham's "amazing" team, describing the entire side as "monsters".

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Although Chelsea's dominant form has wavered, Craig Burley thinks their manageable remaining schedule keeps them in control. If Chelsea lost and then drop points in their next league game it's a different kettle of fish.

Pochettino heaped a little more pressure on Antonio Conte's men by claiming their wealth of experience makes them favourites on Saturday, but he was quick to remind the Blues his own group are on the verge of fulfilling their potential. They're a more experienced team than us. All four of those players should be back to more or less full health for tomorrow.

"Now Gary is getting better and is improving a lot". "To challenge now this type of club, of team, is a very important thing for Tottenham". Now to win will be more hard because you're competing with big clubs, big players.

While Antonio Conte's Chelsea side, who were 13 points clear a few weeks ago, have looked vulnerable in defeats by Crystal Palace and Manchester United, Tottenham have built up a head of steam with seven consecutive league wins.

Chelsea had been very lucky all season with injuries, but last weekend both Courtois and Marcos Alonso were forced to miss the game, while Diego Costa and Victor Moses were weakened by illness as well.

Can Tottenham mirror their gaming triumph and set up an FA Cup final against either Arsenal or Manchester City next month?

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