Grant Enjoys The Pressure

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

Grant - relishing the pressure.

GRANT ENJOYING BLUES PRESSURE

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By Mike McGrath, PA Sport

Avram Grant is relishing the pressure that comes with guiding Chelsea towards success - even if it means upsetting members of his squad.

Chelsea face Olympiacos on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge, and Grant again has to find the successful formula as his club seek a place in the last eight of the Champions League.

Against Tottenham in the Carling Cup final it was Michael Ballack and Joe Cole who missed out, while Didier Drogba was rested at the weekend in the Barclays Premier League.

It is this competition for places that Grant feels will keep Chelsea in the hunt for three trophies this season.

"Any player that is in the squad expects to play," he said.

"I don't want to be with a squad where players don't want to play. We are a big squad with good players.

"Only 11 can play - I checked, to play with more, but they don't allow it.

"Any formation or 11 I pick, there will be big players on the bench.

"The bench is very important for us, and also the players not in the squad. This is life in a big club."

Keeping the squad happy is a problem Grant is mastering.

"Life in football today is a lot of pressure," he added.

"I think it is good - because when you are in a big club it pushes you always to achieve the best things.

"I think it is good pressure. I like it, personally."

However, Grant was lost for words to describe what failure against Olympiacos would mean - with the Greek champions earning a goalless draw in the first leg of the last-16 clash.

"If we will not qualify ..... I don't know the word, I think you know it better than me," he said.

England midfielder Cole, meanwhile, has bought into the idea of the whole squad needing to be utilised during the season.

"For me, my job is to play for Chelsea when selected and play as well as I can," said Cole.

"I don't pay attention to any of the drama surrounding this football club. My job is to perform as well as I can, and that's what I'll do.

"I think that applies for every big club - Manchester United, Arsenal - all the top clubs in England have big player left out.

"As footballers, you are responsible for one thing and one thing only - and that's your performance. That is regardless of everything on and off the pitch.

"I hope I play, and all I'm concerned with is 'can I help Chelsea get a result

From Sporting Life

Grant ''only 11 can play, I checked if you can play with more''.

The worrying thing is, he probably did.

[Alee. 182]

The worrying thing is, he probably did.

lmao

[Drogba11CFC 108]

If that's true he did, we're in deep slurry.

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

The truth is he's been sent a lifeline since the Wembley shambles;

Luckily for him the charlatan has an easy fixture list;

W Ham

Olympiakos

Barnsley

Derby

Sunderland

No potential banana skins there, and he'll have that horrible toothy grin for a while yet.

[bombayblue™ 55]

if we dont beat spurs at their home, he'd have to concede ramos outsmarted him..

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

Lol, I expect Ramos could outsmart him quiet easily, but we have the far superior squad.

We play the yids after Sunderland and am quite certain normal service will be resumed there.

[nikno 1]

He enjoys the pressure, yet we haven't played well in a big game since he's arrived. Manchester match doesn't count, we still played rubbish against Liverpool both times, lost to Arsenal and didn't look in it, drew to Olympiakos in the worst Chelsea game I've seen in my life and lost in the cup final.

Nice one Grant.

[Ollie 4,400]

hes enjoying it only because hes still currently in a job lol. he wont enjoy it when hes sacked and lets all be honest, its only a matter of time.

[changingman2000 35]

I would also enjoy the pressure................of the tie as it tightened round the cunts neck

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

[changingman2000 35]

LOL quality, Tighter, TIGHTER!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Lol, I expect Ramos could outsmart him quiet easily, but we have the far superior squad.

We play the yids after Sunderland and am quite certain normal service will be resumed there.

No doubt about that, we won't be making the same mistakes twice.

[nikno 1]

You enjoy the pressure? Really?

Fucking cunt.

[cfc-meleady 192]

Like to see him enjoy the fuckin pressure now the dinosaur looking cunt fuck off

[pippin 0]

i'm telling you hes the spitting image of darth vader when luke takes the mask off in return of the jedi .....

there iust no way in hell he will still be in charge of our club by the start of next season