Nemanja Matic said: “They are very good, for me maybe the strongest in the Premier League from the opponents we have faced this season”
“They are hard to play against because they are strong physically and they can also play with the ball. So we must be ready for that, to stop them and to play our game.”
“Every game is different but we know they are going to be aggressive. They have many good players and we have to be ready for that. We have trained well this week and I am sure we will be.”
“Maybe [the winners could land a psychological blow] – we will see about that.”
“After the semi-final we have to focus on the Premier League. We have six games left and five we have to win if we want to be champions. That is all we players will think about, whatever happens at Wembley.”
The tide must be turning.
I can’t remember an instance when Chelsea or indeed anybody described us using such words as ‘strong’ and ‘strongest’.
It would be foolish to suggest that the Blue Racists’ knees are knocking, but everyone’s certainly beginning to take us seriously.
