I was naive to leave Chelsea for Tottenham, it was crazy, madness, I didn't know what I had done

Not many players cross the divide between Chelsea and Tottenham. It is simply not the done thing, whichever way you go.

Only three players have left Chelsea to join Spurs in the Premier League era, and two of those were back-up goalkeepers who could hardly be considered big names for the Blues to let go.

Frode Grodas left Stamford Bridge for White Hart Lane in 1997/98. Then, 11 years later, Carlo Cudicini did the same thing. It is the one in the middle of those two that hurt Blues supporters though.

Gustavo Poyet was a fans' favourite at the Bridge, but drew the ire of the Blues fans in 2001 when he left in a £3million deal for N17. He would go onto become a firm fans' favourite in north London too, even celebrating a League Cup win over the Blues in some style by jumping in the air in delight when he was substituted late on in the game.

Poyet has, however, admitted he was naive to leave the Bridge for the Blues' big rivals. He said that he was not aware of the hatred between the supporters, because Spurs were not really on Chelsea's radar back then. Ouch.

«I will be honest, I was very naive, very naive,» he said courtesy of Full Circle with Bet365. «I swear by it, it isn’t a lie, I had no idea how close they were and all the reactions I would get from Chelsea supporters.

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»My explanation is a simple one, because when I played for Chelsea, the two teams that I wanted to beat were Arsenal and Man United. They were the ones winning the league, I wasn't even thinking about Spurs with respect to them. There was even more of a fight against Leeds because