Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas did have a dig at Chelsea BEFORE Saturday's defeat.

AVB insisted in the lead up he wasn't going to get personal - and was able to until a radio interview an hour before kickoff.

"I never had any problem with the players," he said. "I have one big fault - maybe the way I was educated in Porto's organisation has led me to believe in certain principles: the principle that no single individual is bigger than the club.

"This is something that it is easy to say with your mouth, but you have to apply it properly."