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Lampard: Chelsea will bounce back
LONDON: Frank Lampard believes Chelsea will have sufficient playing reserves
to cope with Wayne Bridge’s season-ending injury when they face Barcelona
in today’s Champions League clash at the Nou Camp.
England international Bridge, Chelsea’s left-back, fell awkwardly following
a clash with Newcastle striker Alan Shearer during the second half of their
1-0 FA Cup fifth-round defeat at St James’ Park on Sunday.
He sustained a double fracture of the left ankle in a match which ended the
London club’s hopes of completing an unprecedented 'quadruple’ of trophies
in one season.
Bridge underwent an operation in London on Monday as his teammates prepared
for a potentially gruelling encounter at the Spanish league leaders
magnificent ground.
But England midfielder Lampard was adamant the Blues had plenty of strength
in depth.
He said: “We’ve got to patch ourselves up but sometimes, these situations
work in your favour as people dig deeper to help the team.
“Paulo Ferreira and Glen Johnson have both covered at left-back and Ricardo
Carvalho is back from injury, so we’ve got more than enough defenders.
“It’s a good thing that we’ve got such a big game to get the Newcastle
defeat out of our system. We’re playing possibly the best team in Europe at
the minute along with ourselves, Juventus and AC Milan,” he told the London
Evening Standard.
“It’s a massive test that the whole world will be watching. We’re confident
we can get through the tie.”
Newcastle striker Patrick Kluivert ended Chelsea’s hopes of winning the FA Cup
with a fourth-minute header.
The defeat was compounded by goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini’s last-minute dismissal
and injuries to Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff and centre-back William
Gallas.
However, they have appealed against Cudicini’s red card for a last-minute foul
on Shola Ameobi although it is unlikely the Italian will win his case and
appear in Sunday’s League Cup final against Liverpool at Cardiff’s Millennium
Stadium.
That would be tough on Cudicini, who despite losing his first-team place to
Petr Cech, has been manager Jose Mourinho’s League Cup goalkeeper this season.
But Lampard said Chelsea, who are nine points clear of Manchester United at the
top of the Premiership, had the mental strength to ignore any setbacks.
“When you’ve been winning it really hurts to drop out of one competition, but
there are other things for us to concentrate on,” he said.
“We’ve got a massive week ahead of us with a lot hanging on it and we need to
make sure we are on our game.
“We can still go on to have a great season. We’ve got great spirit and belief
in ourselves and will always keep fighting to try and win games.
“There’s disappointment at the minute but the defiance will come. We’ll get
together and realise that we’re on the verge of some great achievements this
year.
“There’s a long way to go on a lot of fronts but we have to carry through the
journey and finish it well,” added Lampard.
Chelsea will hand late fitness tests to both Duff and Gallas before deciding on
whether they will play against Barcelona.
If Gallas is fit, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho can play him at left-back and
keep Carvalho and John Terry at the heart of the defence with Ferreira in his
usual right-back position.
Duff’s absence would hit Chelsea harder, with Joe Cole almost certain to play,
and Mourinho, who guided Porto to the Champions League last season, may even
consider selecting Didier Drogba on the bench.
Drogba is returning from a thigh strain but has travelled with the squad and,
in Duff’s absence, could figure against Barca. – AFP
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