Spurs and Chelsea predicted to be an exciting game despite two different managerial styles

Tottenham and Chelsea will face off next in the Premier League with their managerial styles in focus again.

Jose Mourinho is one of the most successful managers in the game, and the Portuguese manager has achieved so much success by avoiding any exciting attacking brand of football.

He is more of a pragmatic manager and something of an old school in the world of management.

Tuchel, on the other hand, is one of the new school managers who want their team to play possession-based attacking football.

The German achieved success with that style at Borussia Dortmund and PSG, and he is expected to make Chelsea an exciting team to watch while also winning trophies.

Ahead of their Thursday showdown, Mail Sport has previewed the game and claim that it will be an exciting watch as attack faces defence, in reference to how both managers set their teams up to play.

They write: “Chelsea will be buoyed in the wake of Tottenham’s recent performances and results, losing 3-1 at home to Liverpool before producing an insipid display in the 1-0 defeat away at relegation-threatened Brighton.

“But Mourinho will be eager to put that right and shut his critics up on Thursday night against his old club and a manager who is just as intricate as his counterpart when it comes to preparing his team for the next match.

“It will be a fascinating managerial battle with two different philosophies on display, with Tuchel hoping for his Chelsea side to play intense, attacking football compared to a Mourinho side who will sit in and try to kill their London rivals on the counter.”