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By Alan Dawson:
Cockney coach confident of claiming result at Stamford Bridge...
Paternal trainer Harry Redknapp has assured his Tottenham Hotspur players ahead of the club's trip to Chelsea on Sunday that his side have the capability and talent to rid themselves of a Stamford Bridge hoodoo that has seemingly jinxed their recent results.Furthermore, the former Portsmouth and Southampton boss believes the new positive mental attitude that Spurs can brag will only remedy their cause against the Blues.
Tottenham, aside from a loss against Manchester United last weekend, have begun the season in thrilling fashion, and aim to bounce back from the defeat to the Red Devil's.
On their abysmal form at the Bridge, Redknapp remained unworried. He told the Daily Mail: "You get different players. If you ask Wilson Palacios about Tottenham's record with Chelsea he wouldn't have a clue, would he? Sebastien Bassong wouldn't have a clue.
"I don't think it'll be a case of 'we can't beat Chelsea'. We'll go there and it's another game, a game against a top, top team."
Nuisance box-player Didier Drogba has proved a useful foil against the toughest of defences since his switch to the west Londoners from Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille, but Redknapp stated the Lilywhites have the answer in Ledley King.
"When he's [Drogba] playing as he is he really is an unbelievable powerful striker," the Tottenham boss added.
"He's very instrumental in what they have achieved. Under Jose Mourinho he was that frontman who was so difficult to stop.
"Ledley's in great form, Ledley's strong and quick as well so it'll be two powerful players against each other. So I'm sure he'll know he's in a game."
