Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has revealed that he enjoyed the 'hatred' between Chelsea and Tottenham when he played for the Blues.
The two clubs meet on Sunday in an important clash at the top of the Premier League, with both sides able to go top of the table with victory.
Hasselbaink scored 11 goals in 19 games against Spurs during his time in the Premier League and spoke of the special atmosphere he would experience when playing against them for Chelsea.
"It’s mad," he told Sky Sports. "When you play these type of matches, the dressing rooms, the fans, when you come onto the pitch - you just feel that hatred, that not liking each other. Those are the matches you wanna play.
"This is the match for Chelsea - this is really the one that the fans look to and the one they really wanna win.
"I actually don't know why with the history, but I felt it. I felt it was so important. I enjoyed it a little bit, yeah. Good old days."
Both sides have made excellent starts to their respective Premier League campaigns, and look set to be in the hunt for the title this season with Liverpool and Manchester City facing a number of difficulties.
Hasselbaink continued to recall his experiences playing against Spurs, acknowledging that they were a team he would usually perform well against.
"The thing is, sometimes, you play against clubs where you’re always going to do well against and Spurs was one for me," he added.
"I don't know why, but I always did well against Spurs. As a footballer, you always have those teams and Spurs was one of them."
Chelsea return to UEFA Champions League action on Wednesday with a trip to face Sevilla, before welcoming 2,000 supporters to Stamford Bridge for the visit of Leeds United three days later.
