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da bwin: Chelsea interim boss Roberto Di Matteo has defended the tactics of his side of late, and feels criticism of the team is completely unwarranted.
The Blues have made it through to the FA Cup final and beat Barcelona 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last week, but have been demonised for a defensive outlook, time-wasting and diving.
Despite this, the Italian trainer believes that his team deserve credit for their achievements rather than criticism.
“From where I’m sitting I’m looking at it and we are just a few points behind two other teams with a game played more,” the former midfielder told reporters, recorded by Mirror Football.
“We’re in the final of the FA Cup and the semi-final of the Champions League, have lost one in 13. Yet we seem to be the worst team in England. That’s the way it feels sometimes.
“What we have achieved has come from the strength of character, the spirit of the group and the spirit of sacrifice by everybody in the squad to keep this positive momentum going.
“You can see the pride of this group, the drive and ambition to get up and fight every opposition we face.
“Getting good performances and results makes the players believe they can achieve anything.
“That’s the way we’re going. We have so many things to play for it keeps them focused and it’s great to see everyone putting in such big performances,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, it is believed that Didier Drogba will be fit to face Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Camp Nou on Tuesday.
By Gareth McKnight
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