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Vincent
Published date14 August 2022
Publication titlePeople, The
Spurs burst out of the traps with a 4-1 win against sorry Southampton last weekend

And they did so without any of the summer signings, who boosted confidence in the squad so greatly, starting the game.

It added to the belief at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that boss Antonio Conte is putting together a special team.

Illusions But, while Sessegnon buys into that, he is under no illusions that today's trip to Stamford Bridge will be a marker of where they are even at this early stage of the campaign, given the Blues beat them three times in as many weeks in January.

The former Fulham star said: "It will be a good test for us to see how far we've come from last season - .

"We were disappointed to lose the three games against them and we're going up against a good team.

"But we're a good team as well, we'll be going there to win the game and then we can see what the gap is between us.

"Coming through at Fulham, it's obviously embedded in your brain to dislike Chelsea, so this game is extra special for me.

"And, against Reece, it will be a good match-up - I know him very well, he's a great player .

"We played together for England in the youth-age groups, we won the Under-19s European Championship and we've been playing against each other since I was nine, when he was at Chelsea and I was at Fulham.

"We probably won't talk before the match, but maybe after.

"We've gone out before, we have close mutual friends, other players, I know some of the Chelsea players and we have friends who aren't footballers. I think I know his weaknesses, but I won't say too much now.

"What he has done for Chelsea and England has been very good, so it inspires you."

Sessegnon, who scored his first PREMIER LEAGUE goal for Spurs last weekend, always takes inspiration from other players and Gareth Bale is a childhood hero.

Powerful He added: "Gareth was just so energetic - powerful...

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