Fulham’s Chris Baird confident ahead of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 clash
Fulham defender Chris Baird spoke ahead of the clash against London rivals Chelsea, saying he was not scared of going up against the Blues' impressive striking force. Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is expected to play £50 million January transfer window
signing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Anelka-c27786, in what previously proved to be an unsuccessful partnership. However, the Italian coach is willing to give the top English Premier League strikers another chance together.
The Fulham left back, who will have to deal with the constant attack of the feared forwards, revealed he was not too worried about the Spain international. Baird admitted Torres was an amazing striker but went ahead to point out that he did not have too
good a record against Fulham. He had a point; the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 striker only managed to score twice against the Cottagers during his time at Anfield.
Baird said while speaking to reporters, “Torres is a great talent. He did fantastically well for Liverpool and scored a lot of goals for them. But he has not done as well against us. He has scored just two goals against us in the Premier League. He's always
a threat and with the talent Chelsea have got he is always going to get chances to score, but hopefully we can keep him quiet again against us.”
Even though the Torres, Drogba and Anelka partnership looks impressive on paper, it proved to be extremely disappointing against Liverpool. Chelsea suffered a 1-0 defeat against a weakened Liverpool, who chose not to play their new signing Luis Suarez. Even
without him, the Reds were fairly impressive, especially in their defense as they successfully managed to contain the three Chelsea strikers.
The Fulham defender was confident his side stood a chance against Chelsea. Baird said his side would not be preparing any differently to face Chelsea, he continued, “We just have to concentrate on our own game. We have been doing well and getting points
on the board. We have been climbing the table. It's all up to us and how we play.”
Chelsea are currently at fifth place on the English Premier League table but have a chance of improving their position. They have played two games less than the third placed Manchester City and if they win both the matches, they have a chance of reviving
their chances in the title race. Fulham on the other hand are 12th on the table and are desperately trying to make it to the top half. A win over defending champions Chelsea will see them move up on the table, back into the first ten.
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