Never short of confidence, Michael Ballack has been discussing how the side has kept itself going over the last few weeks.
Having been eliminated from the Champions League a month ago, we have bounced back strongly to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League, a demonstration of the mental strength and physical fitness within the Chelsea squad.
'We showed our spirit over the last season, otherwise we wouldn't be in this situation like we are now,' maintained the 33-year-old. 'To go out of the Champions League against a good opponent can always happen, and of course we have big expectations at this club, we showed in the last years we are a team that can reach the Final.
'Going out early was a big disappointment and we sat together, spoke, rebuilt ourselves and bundled our strengths together again.
'It is important you don't drop your head and if you beat a team like Man United away it gives a lot of confidence - apart from Inter we have beaten all the big teams this year. We showed again we are still good enough and that's important for the mind.
'Of course it is a long season and it is important we have the mental strength, we are on top of the league and have a big target, a big chance to win two titles and that keeps us fresh in mind as well.'
A Premier League and FA Cup Double is a real possibility, but we will need to take points from Spurs at White Hart Lane tomorrow to maintain our momentum.
Ballack believes this should be no problem physically, despite it being our 52nd game of the season.
'We did the base level training in summer, the fundamentals you always do in the summer, you train well and have a good pre-season which sets you for the season,' he explained.
'We are coming to the end of the season now, you can't do a lot of fitness work, it is more like recovery, keeping your level, training perhaps a little shorter but more intense, that's what we do and we hope not to get injuries.'
With just five games to go in our campaign, recent form suggests there is plenty left in the tank for the final push.
Having been eliminated from the Champions League a month ago, we have bounced back strongly to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League, a demonstration of the mental strength and physical fitness within the Chelsea squad.
'We showed our spirit over the last season, otherwise we wouldn't be in this situation like we are now,' maintained the 33-year-old. 'To go out of the Champions League against a good opponent can always happen, and of course we have big expectations at this club, we showed in the last years we are a team that can reach the Final.
'Going out early was a big disappointment and we sat together, spoke, rebuilt ourselves and bundled our strengths together again.
'It is important you don't drop your head and if you beat a team like Man United away it gives a lot of confidence - apart from Inter we have beaten all the big teams this year. We showed again we are still good enough and that's important for the mind.
'Of course it is a long season and it is important we have the mental strength, we are on top of the league and have a big target, a big chance to win two titles and that keeps us fresh in mind as well.'
A Premier League and FA Cup Double is a real possibility, but we will need to take points from Spurs at White Hart Lane tomorrow to maintain our momentum.
Ballack believes this should be no problem physically, despite it being our 52nd game of the season.
'We did the base level training in summer, the fundamentals you always do in the summer, you train well and have a good pre-season which sets you for the season,' he explained.
'We are coming to the end of the season now, you can't do a lot of fitness work, it is more like recovery, keeping your level, training perhaps a little shorter but more intense, that's what we do and we hope not to get injuries.'
With just five games to go in our campaign, recent form suggests there is plenty left in the tank for the final push.
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