Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has challenged Tottenham Hotspur's ability to cope with the pressure of battling for the Premier League title.
Spurs currently sit second in the league, eight points behind Leicester City, meaning that anything but a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday evening would see Leicester claim the title.
Last week an anxious Spurs dropped points to West Brom, despite taking the lead, and Hiddink believes Pochettino's young and inexperienced team may crack under the pressure.
"Tottenham are now experiencing what it's like to be at the top," he told reporters.
"I'm not too much into statistics, but I think it's the first time in their history that they are competing for the title.
"Some players might get nervous a bit and start underperforming. Leicester are fearless, but the Tottenham players might be affected by the pressure of challenging for the title."
Speaking ahead of the game on Monday evening, Hiddink added: "We should not make too much of it. It is just a game against Tottenham for us.
"Of course, we really want to win it and then we have big games against Sunderland and Leicester.
"But we have the same attitude regardless of whether it's Tottenham or another opponent."