Chelsea can silence Kane even without injured Terry, insists Mourinho

Manager says he’s happy with Kurt Zouma and Gary Cahill at the back against red-hot Tottenham Hotspur striker

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Published: 9:46am, 28 Nov 2015Updated: 9:46am, 28 Nov 2015

Jose Mourinho is confident his Chelsea defence can nullify the threat of in-form Harry Kane even if John Terry fails to recover in time to face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Mourinho's side head to White Hart Lane after keeping two confidence-boosting clean sheets, first in last weekend's victory over Norwich City and then in the midweek Champions League success at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Terry limped out of the game in Israel and the Blues captain remains doubtful for the Spurs clash, when Chelsea will attempt to record back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season.

A victory in north London will strengthen Mourinho's belief his side have turned the corner after a disastrous start to the campaign that has left them in 15th position.

Jose Mourinho says he’s confident his defence can cope without John Terry. Photo: Reuters

Their hopes of gaining revenge for the 5-3 defeat in the corresponding fixture last season will be enhanced if they can prevent Kane from extending a scoring streak that has brought the Tottenham striker nine goals in his last six club games.

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And Chelsea manager Mourinho has no doubts a patched up central-defensive pairing of Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma can keep England international Kane quiet if Terry is unfit.