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Jamie Carragher slammed Tottenham midfielders Xavi Simons and Joao Palhinha as having neither the quality nor the confidence for the Premier League after their derby defeat to Chelsea .

Spurs were well off the pace as they were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea and were booed off after mustering just one shot on target.

The Blues were far from perfect, but a swashbuckling midfield performance from Moises Caicedo and a commanding showing from Robert Sanchez ensured they would not rue their wasteful finishing.

Carragher, though, singled out Simons and Palhinha for their nega

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