"It’s part of the game. Everybody knows when you come to Stoke it’s always difficult.
“Physically they are very tough. Sometimes they decide to play this way because they’re strong.
“We just need to be intelligent [when this happens], to be clever, not to let this kind of game get in your mind.
"That’s what we did against Stoke and we played well.”
Chelsea maintained their 10-point lead over Tottenham at the top of the Premier League following the win at the bet365 stadium.
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