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Thursday, November 27, 2003
We'll do better against United - Duff
Damien Duff has underlined Chelsea's determination to finish ahead of
Manchester United and Arsenal this season.
The Republic of Ireland winger was unhappy with The Blues' performance in
Wednesday night's 0-0 draw at home to Sparta Prague, even though a point was
enough to book their place in in the last 16 of the Champions League.
And the former Blackburn player is confident they will raise their game
for the visit of Manchester United on Sunday.
'You don't spend ￡150million to be runners-up and we want to win
everything we're involved in,' said Duff.
'It's good to be involved in a such a great squad and it's all about
being up there at the end of the season.
'We'll have to lift ourselves for Sunday as it's a huge game. It's unusual
to have a six-pointer so early in the season and we're looking forward to it.
'We're very disappointed with Wednesday's performance and are going to
have to work on how we break teams down. Everyone was down in the dressing
room, in the past month we've set awfully high standards and didn't meet them.
'That speaks for itself and shows we want to become a dominant force.'
Duff was linked with a move to Old Trafford before he clinched his
￡17 million switch from Blackburn in the summer, but he insisted he never had
any hesitation in joining the Stamford Bridge revolution.
'Chelsea didn't need to sell the club to me with the players they were
buying and the money Roman Abramovich has,' he said. 'I don't know where those
stories came from, it was always between Blackburn and Chelsea. I love it down
here and am very happy.'
Team-mate Joe Cole warned Chelsea they must sharpen their shooting ahead
of Sunday's mouth-watering fixture.
United visit London on the back of a six-match winning streak following
their 1-0 victory over Panathinaikos and Cole sees it as a big test of how far
Chelsea have progressed this season.
'We want to get the right result against every team but particularly
against the champions,' Cole told the Evening Standard. 'They're flying high
at the minute and won again so it's important to get the right result.
'We'll have to finish our chances as there won't be many as they're an
excellent unit. When we get a chance we'll have to put it away.
'It'll be a real test of how far we've come as a team and that's how
people are going to look at it. But there's no reason to fear them. We think
we've got enough to trouble them and will be looking to give them a real
game.'
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