"The disrespect I've seen towards the likes of JT and others is ridiculous."

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Sturridge praises Chelsea veterans

Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge has paid tribute to the players he calls 'the heart of the team', claiming that the likes of John Terry, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard are being disrespected.

Sturridge, 22, has starred so far this season alongside the likes of Juan Mata and Ramires, but the forward insists that it is not always the youngsters who deserve praise.

"The disrespect I've seen towards the likes of JT and others is ridiculous. When times get hard, these are the sort of players who step up to the plate," Sturridge told the Daily Star Sunday. "It's not just the younger players people should be looking at, thinking they're the exciting ones.

"Ashley Cole, JT, Lamps, Didier - these are the players which keep the team going. They are the heart of the team. They have been here a lot longer than I have, or any of the younger guys coming through have. They're the ones who are paving the way for us. I can only look up to them right now.''

Chelsea have come under pressure as they are already nine points off the pace in the Premier League after recent defeats at the hands of QPR and Arsenal and Sturridge insists that older heads are needed to get the club back on track.

"The younger players wouldn't be able to perform when faced with adversity - because we're not used to it,'' he added. ''It's a big change for us.

"But the older players have been through it. To have those players around the club makes your job so much easier."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/983334/daniel-sturridge:-blues%27-older-stars-deserve-more-praise?cc=5739

Bravo Danny,

[Kez 2,727]

Some members on this forum need to take note of this.

Well said Danny.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

:cfc:

[truechelseafan 2]

Couldn't have said it any better, these players have achieved so much for the club and should be treated with nothing but utmost respect.

[bluephoenix 1,126]

Some members on this forum need to take note of this.

Well said Danny.

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[termninja 5,290]

Bravo Danny!

Some members on this forum need to take note of this.

[Krypt 241]

Well said .. shows he is maturing as a player cant wait to see him play on Tues.

[manpe 10,861]

true words

[BlueLion. 21,491]

A wise head on young shoulders, how refreshing to see from a footballer.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Good lad Danny, well said

[Henrique 9,133]

Chelsea is not charity institution.

Didier was good in the past, now he is not anymore. We need fresh blood and thats a fact. Terry and Lampard are not as good as they were in the past. To show respect for them you dont have to say: "okay, you are not playing that good but you deserve to play because of the things you have dond in the past".

[Amblève. 4,995]

Terry and Lamps are playing very well this season, and Drogs is going through a bad patch. I can remember people talking about Torres having to adapt to our system. I think that Drogs is in the same situation now. Even Lamps was but he showed why he is still a top 10 midfielder in the world and he adapted to AVBs system. It's on Drogba now to show that he is still an important player for our team, and tbh I really don't believe that AVBs is picking them in the first eleven just because they have done so much for this team.