http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/articles/15126926
Worried Chelsea re-lay Bridge pitch
By Ken Dyer, Evening Standard
6 December 2004
Chelsea have headed off more potential problems over the condition on their
Stamford Bridge pitch by taking the decision to re-lay it now.
As Jose Mourinho's squad flew off for a Champions League match against Porto
tomorrow, contractors were busy at Stamford Bridge, digging up the pitch and
re-laying it with new turf.
The new pitch will be ready for use when Chelsea play their next home
Premiership match, against Norwich, in 12 days.
The Stamford Bridge pitch has been a problem since work was finished on
improving the stadium and the construction of new wrap-around grandstands.
In January 2004, Charlton complained bitterly they were not warned about the
state of the Chelsea pitch after being beaten 4-1 on a heavily-sanded surface
which was described as Copacabana beach.
The pitch was subsequently re-laid in the spring of 2003 and again last season.
Mateja Kezman today travelled with the rest of the Chelsea squad to Portugal,
meanwhile, hoping he will have another chance to show his manager and
team-mates that he can still be a valuable member of the team.
Kezman also believes the spirit and togetherness among the team will help
Chelsea win the Premiership title. "You saw how all the lads came to me
after I scored that penalty," he said. "That's the strength of the squad
this season and that is how we can become champions.
"I just felt I was going to score against Newcastle. I don't know why, the
feeling just came to me but it didn't happen until the final seconds.
"I felt very confident and I also got a lot of confidence from my colleagues
and my boss.
"When I saw we had the penalty I asked Frank [Lampard] if I could take it
and he gave me the ball because he knows how difficult it's been for me over
the last few months. Goals are my life.
"When you are scoring 20 to 30 goals every year for the last eight years and
then just one in three months, it's difficult. The lads know how hard I work
in training so he gave me the ball, the boss also told him to give me the
ball.
"I'm a goalscorer. I'm born to score goals and if I don't do that, I'm not
a good player. This first goal in the Premier League is very important.
It has been my dream, since I started to play football, to score
in England.
"I've done it now and I'm proud and happy. Now I just need to work hard and
score more goals.
"I've just moved to a new house, my family have been here just one week,
so I've just started life in London.
"Sometimes I think I'm stupid because I think too much about football but
that's me. I'm 25 now and everything I've done in my life is down to my
character. Without goals I'm not the same person. I was born to be a top
scorer and the last six years I have been. I know it's difficult to do that
at Chelsea this season but I just needed some goals for myself
and it's finally coming.."
Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke said: "I've been involved in Chelsea
squads before when the spirit has been good and we've got to finals and
won trophies but this one is a little more hungry.
"They haven't yet got the trophies and medals to go with their riches."
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