http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838 hails strong Chelsea after Everton win, urges team to remain consistent
Florent Malouda, the Chelsea winger, revealed that while the English Premier League remained a priority the Blues were determined to win the Carling Cup. According to the Frenchman, winning a trophy early on in the season provided the team with the motivation
to continue strong for the rest of the season.
After the highly controversial 1-0 loss to Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043. While they are now six points behind League leaders Manchester City, they
progressed to the next round of the cup competition.
It was Malouda who was given the captain’s armband in the mid-week fixture and he did well to lead the team to the narrow win. The 31-year-old revealed his side could no longer rely on sole wins to help ensure they remained in the title race.
Consistency was the key for the London side to certify they were amongst the top three come end of the season, Malouda said. After a somewhat shaky last weekend, Chelsea now take on London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 at Stamford Bridge, which will undoubtedly give them the advantage going into the game.
Malouda said on the club’s official website
“The League is our priority. You need to start well but also to finish well as well, and we are coming into a period where we play a lot of games and every point is important.”
He continued:
“We stay calm and have to play Arsenal this weekend. With a win we can expect great things for the rest of the season.”
Despite claims that the main priority was the English Premier League crown, Malouda insisted on the importance of an early trophy. Unlike the other competitions, the Carling Cup concludes by February and Malouda felt it important for his side to have won
something by then.
He added:
“Of course we want to win, we feel if we win a competition in February it can be the start of a great finish for us.”
Chelsea were once again not at full force, with goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ross-Turnbull-c31796 having been sent up, but the Blues did well to stay calm and in the end get results. Malouda hailed his teammates for keeping their cool and progressing to the next round.
Malouda continued:
“We played with 10 men once again but the spirit we showed and the will to win the game is great from the team.”
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