Jan Paul van Hecke issues Spurs rallying cry following Chelsea win

Jan Paul van Hecke urged Tottenham to keep improving after the club’s confidence-boosting 2-0 win at Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Van Hecke said the result, aided by a strong defensive performance with captain Micky van de Ven, was “massive” and “fully deserved,” flipping a historical trend in which Spurs had won only once in their previous 41 visits to Chelsea. The goals came from an own goal by Mike Penders and a solo effort by Mathys Tel. Tottenham’s earlier 3-1 win over Coventry lifted them off the bottom of the table, and the Stamford Bridge result marked another step in Roberto De Zerbi’s revamped squad. De Zerbi also addressed a suspected groin issue for James Maddison.