A game that was all meant to be about the real rivalry between the two managers, but it was all about the players who put on a spectacle. It wasnt a game for neutrals, although I was one, that enthralled the audience with lots of talking points. The sub plot of Luiz and Torres reintroduced to the starting eleven only increased the tempo of the match.Two players, one for each team, exceeded expectations for their display. Mata and Eriksen changed the complexion of the game for their respective teams, purely on the basis of the time he was on the field for, I chose the Spurs man; as my man of the match.It shaped up to be fascinating open start with Dennis Maruk Jersey plenty of room to run into. Chelsea were content to sit back; strike on the counter attack with pace of the wingers and Oscar. Whereas, the hosts raced out of the blocks full steam ahead to grab the breakthrough.The first shot came from Paulinho who scuffed his effort, from thirty yards, into the stand that caused a few jeers from the crowd. There were early glimpses of the impact of Christian Eriksen, who proved to be the player to unlock the defence all game with diagonal pa ses together with Beckham-esque set piece deliveries.The most likely outcome of a goal appeared to be from an Eriksen delivery, which threatened all day long, and although it wasnt created from a set piece, the Dane was heavily involved. The trio of Eriksen, Soldado and Sigurd son combined to score the opener to the delight of the ground. The first surged forward after brushing off Lampard to give the ball to Soldado, his lay off was a bit short for Sigurd son but the Icelandic used his extra yard to beat Terry to slot it past Cech.Tottenham nearly had a second straight after the restart with a different trio combining. This time it was Townsend who used his fancy feet to find room to pa s to Soldado, he slashed the ball acro s the box for Paulinho and he would have scored if it wasnt for Ivanovics last ditch tackle.The explosive albeit brief period rattled the Blues especially Oscar, therefore he received some advice from Mourinho that did calm him down. With the Brazilians temper cooled, it reappeared in some of his teammates with needle s challenges as well as long diagonal balls forward that rarely worked. When they did come off, it caused the home side to be on the back foot for the final ten-ish minutes to rekindle hopes of a Chelsea revival.The last of the action of the first half did go Hotspurs way with a break that (Jose would have been proud of) culminated with the number eight smacking the outside of the post from close range.The need for inventivene s for Chelsea forced the master to show one of his cards with Juan Mata added and Mikel joining the bench. The Spaniard was given an opportunity to show his qualities that he made the most of, he did score even though he was ruled offside.The half time team talk instigated a reaction from the visitors that were playing with more intensity, drive that shortly provided a clear cut chance with Fernando Torres incorporated in the move. He surprisingly darted past the backline to find space for a ball acro s to Oscar, but he failed to have a significant connection on the ball due to the speed the ball travelled at.Surely it was only matter of time before the scores were levelled after Chelsea upped a gear since Mata was brought on, plus he provided the a sist with an exquisite delivery to pick out the warrior that is John Terry. The skipper would have found his glancing header harder to mi s the target accompanied by the sheer cla s of the ball in. Accuracy, dip, curl, that is exactly what Mourinho demanded from his number ten.With Tottenham struggling to cling on to the point they had, Jose ordered his side to push forward to go against his normal philosophy.Fernando Torres rediscovered the form of his Liverpool days with pace, power to cause defence problems. He could have been sent off a lot earlier for scratching Vertonghen, who he battled with all game; he rode his luck for eighty minutes. His day came to an end following a collision with Vertonghen, a challenge that was six for one half a dozen for the other. He shouldnt have been shown red for that specific incident, however, from the referees perspective he was probably trying to put right for not booking him for violent conduct.It became one way traffic with the home side pushing for a late winner, they were urged by the crowd to throw the kitchen sink at their rivals. Chances for Defoe, Chadli in addition to Sigurd son came to no avail to conclude what was an interesting Alex Ovechkin Jersey encounter.