http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/chelsea/story.jsp?story=586819
Gudjohnsen to reignite Chelsea's trophy fire
By Adrian Curtis
26 November 2004
Chelsea's leading striker Eidur Gudjohnsen wants to return the club to winning
ways after two draws in the last week robbed the club's trophy charge of some
of its momentum.
Jose Mourinho's men were held at home by Bolton in the Premiership last weekend
and by Paris St-Germain in the Champions' League on Wed-nesday, and the Blues
now face a tricky trip to Charlton tomorrow.
Last season Chelsea were thumped 4-2 by the Addicks on Boxing Day and
Gudjohnsen is under no illusions about the difficulties of facing them as his
sidetry to increase their lead at the summit of the Premiership.
Chelsea follow their trip to Charlton with a visit to Craven Cottage for a
League Cup quarter-final but Gudjohnsen does not believe it will distract them
from their main aim.
The Iceland striker said: "I don't think the League Cup is a distraction for us.
We showed that when we played Newcastle away how much we wanted to win that
game.
"We are in that competition to win it. There are different opinions about that
cup but we take it very seriously. The manager has made that very clear to
people in the dressing-room and on the outside.
"We are only two games away from a final and a final of any cup is always going
to be a great day and a great atmosphere. We take it very seriously.
"The 4-1 win over Fulham in the League is something we put behind us weeks ago.
[The League Cup match] will be another London derby and we have to be up for it
from the word go."
Gudjohnsen, like the rest of the Chelsea squad, was bitterly disappointed not
to beat Bolton and increase their lead at the top to four points. Instead, they
remain two points clear of Arsenal but know that overcoming an improving
Charlton side will not be easy.
Gudjohnsen added: "We all felt the disappointment on Saturday when we didn't
win. It had been a while since we dropped points. We want to pick ourselves up
again starting with Charlton and then go into the Fulham game.
"Charlton is always a difficult game but we have to go into it in a confident
manner and have to start winning again. We dropped two points last Saturday and
didn't win against Paris, so we have to make up for that.
"We don't look at Arsenal too much, we try and focus on our own game. The only
disappointment on Saturday is that we didn't get the maximum out of it."
Gudjohnsen now believes that, because of Chelsea's rapid progress under their
billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich, and the coaching pedigree of Mourinho,
every game they play is like a cup final.
He added: "We are one of the teams to beat in the Premiership now. The way the
stature of the club has grown in the last one and a half years makes Chelsea a
very big club. When teams come up against us they want to beat us and they have
that extra motivation. Charlton are difficult to play against at their place
and we have to treat it as another final.
"There is a lot of pressure on us to win every game and when you have the
option as the manager does to rest players now and again, it is a good
opportunity for other players to push their names forward."
Gudjohnsen is happy with the rotational policy and, now that Didier Drogba is
back in contention for a first-team place, he may find himself on the bench
again. But he is ready for the challenge.
"I am a professional and if I am not on the pitch I have to try and make sure I
do something when I come on. I've had a good start and am maturing a lot on the
pitch. I would have liked to have got more goals, but as long as we are winning,
we are top of the League and I am doing my bit to help the team, that's all
that matters to me."
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帕克會上場嗎???
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k**no surprises.
a heart thats full up like a land fill. a job that slowly kills you.
bruises that wont heal.
you look so tried_nhappy. bring down the government. they dont.
theydontspeak for us.
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