LONDON — In the ideal world the vast majority of Chelsea and Tottenham supporters would have preferred Jose Mourinho and Martin Jol to have remained their club's manager.
Both left earlier this season by mutual consent and their replacements, Avram Grant and Juande Ramos, did not exactly have the champagne corks popping in west and north London.
Next month, on Feb. 24, Chelsea plays Tottenham in the League Cup final, when either Grant or Ramos will win his first trophy in English football.