Frank Lampard hits back at Jose Mourinho over Carabao Cup comments

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has hit back at Jose Mourinho over Carabao Cup comments. Tottenham manager slammed his side's fixture schedule as the club are going to face the Blues in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday. Later they will be on action against Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League on Thursday and Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. Speaking about Chelsea clash, following the 1 - 1 draw with Newcastle, Mourinho told: "I would like to fight for the Carabao Cup but I don’t think I can. "We have a game on Thursday that gives us not as much money as the Champions League, but the group phase of the Europa League gives us a certain amount that for a club like us is very important. "It’s a competition with a possible group phase that gives us a good chance to go through to the next knockout stage, so this game on Thursday is very important for us." And Lampard responded to his former boss' comments, saying: "Yeah, I mean, I know that, and I know it’s a busy time for Tottenham because of the Europa League. "It’s a busy time for us all. They had a free mid-week last week, we didn’t. "I know they have a busy week this week. But when I analyse Tottenham and know the squad they have, and analyse what might be a team that maybe didn’t play 90 minutes pretty much yesterday. "They have a fantastic squad, so I feel that any squad Jose will put out can be very strong. "I think we all know that the Carabao Cup, for teams like ourselves and Tottenham – who are challenging for the top four and Champions League, like we are – then the Carabao Cup does have its place and we certainly respect it and every tournament we go in we’ll try and win."

Source: Mirror

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