CHELSEA GET PRAISE

Last updated : 19 December 2006 By Ed

"That's why Chelsea are champions [coming back at Everton].

"From a losing position they clawed their way back to win a game they never looked like winning. We've done that ourselves many times in the past, and we've got to do the same again.

"Green made some fantastic saves and that happens.

"But we've done it many times in the past ourselves and now we have to prove that. This team is young but we have enough mettle to do that. I don't think there's any question about that.

"It was never going to be decided in December. We'll be clearer on Jan 1 because in December you have a lot of decisions to make about rotation of the players, and it's not easy to come through that period.

"We've got a heavy programme – next Saturday (Aston Villa away), 26th (Wigan at home), the 30th (Reading at home) and the 1st (Newcastle away) – it's difficult but it always has been."

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