CECH: WE WILL PUT PRESSURE ON

CECH: WE WILL PUT PRESSURE ON
Posted on: Tue 03 Feb 2009

After Sunday's defeat, Petr Cech admits control of the title race is now out of our hands but is far from abandoning hope.

The Czech international knows our rivals from north-west must drop unexpected points for Chelsea to take another championship although past seasons prove this is not an impossible scenario.

'Eight points in football, especially in the Premier League, means anything can happen,' reckons Cech.

'You can see that from last year. Arsenal were eight points clear and ended up third, so we will keep playing, we will try to keep winning and we will put the pressure on the others.
'We are behind and we need to keep winning so if Man United or Liverpool drop points we can close the gap. This is the only way now for us to get back into it. We need to keep winning because we don't have the control in our hands.'

Sunday's result was the culmination of an unfortunate run of events for Chelsea, including Frank Lampard's red card, and Cech believes the little things are what make the difference.
'We were a bit unlucky with the odd bounce of the ball, and all the small details went against us, so it is up to us to think about it, because that is down to our concentration.
'But we need to think about it and try to sort it out because against Middlesbrough we controlled the game.

'For a long time against Liverpool they got nothing from all the corners and free-kicks, but they finally scored from a cross.'
One matter that is concerning Cech is Manchester United's confidence. Any side that doesn't concede will feel strong heading into their next game, and the Blues keeper feels this will be Chelsea's biggest obstacle.

'At the moment they have had a great run and they know they are solid.
'They haven't conceded any goals and this is a massive boost for the team. When you don't concede a goal, you know one goal is enough to win the game and to get three points and it makes a big difference. It is great for confidence.

'We need to win every game,' Cech continues, turning his thoughts to Saturday's visit by Hull.
'There is no good in beating Arsenal away and dropping points against Hull at home, because then an away win at Arsenal doesn't make any difference.'