Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - February 4, 2021 Chelsea's Christian Pulisic in action with Tottenham Hotspur's Hugo Lloris REUTERS/Kirsty Wigglesworth
LONDON (Reuters) - When Tottenham Hotspur topped the Premier League in December even those fans who opposed the appointment of Jose Mourinho as manager were starting to believe the Portuguese might be the Special One after all.
After Thursday's depressing defeat by Chelsea, Tottenham's third on the spin, that belief has evaporated with the north London club going backwards at an alarming rate of knots.
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