Chelsea
head coach Frank Lampard insists he does not want to be a "clone" of former
manager Jose Mourinho.
Lampard won two Premier League titles at Chelsea as a player under the new
Tottenham boss Mourinho and comes up against him for the second time as a
manager on Sunday.
The 41-year-old says he admires Mourinho as a manager, but admits he is not
trying to copy his style.
Lampard said: "He was a good manager, with loads of good attributes, but I
wouldn't try to be a clone of anything.
"I'm happy to go up against Jose. To go up against him last year for Derby
against Manchester United was a big deal for me, and that remains I'll
always have respect for him.
"But the bigger thing is Chelsea-Tottenham and what that rivalry means, what
it should mean to our players and us, because that's the beauty of
football."
Chelsea travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time on
Sunday, live on Sky Sports Main Event, with the two sides separated by just
three points and battling for a top-four spot.
The Blues have lost four of their last five Premier League games and Lampard
is expecting another tough proposition at the weekend.
He said: "We've played a lot of games recently where teams have defended
against us. We haven't been able to break them down or take our chances, and
then we've conceded the occasional goal which has turned the game against
us.
"You would expect Tottenham will be a different animal. With the players
they have and the threats they have and their home crowd behind them we
might see a slightly different match."
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is yet to feature under Lampard due to an Achilles injury
suffered in May.
Lampard says the England international is still not close to making a
comeback.
He said: "He's making good progress, which is really positive but nowhere
near contention for matchplay yet. We're happy with that.
"Other than that we're all pretty good. We've got a fit squad, so my
selection problems I suppose."
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