John Terry has urged his Chelsea team-mates to grasp the opportunity to make this the most successful season in the club's 105-year history.
Chelsea took a giant stride towards the Premier League title when they beat Bolton 1-0 on Tuesday, with the visitors departing enraged at being refused penalties following clear handballs by both Terry and Didier Drogba.
Terry was unrepentant and, with the title now in reach, has set his heart on helping Chelsea to become the seventh English club to win a domestic double.
"You compete and you compete, always at 100 per cent, and then, when the opportunity arises, you have to seize it," said Terry. "When you seize it, you can make history. We've never won the league and cup double. In my lifetime only Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal have. We weren't at our best. Nerves, with us not winning the Premier League for three years, took their toll late on but we managed to hold on."
Terry denied accusations of a deliberate handball against Bolton, despite appearing to use his left arm to block Chung-Yong Lee's cross. "I don't know what it looked like on TV but it certainly felt like it came off my chest," he added.
With three weeks until Britain goes to the polls, Gordon Brown and David Cameron would certainly love to replicate the 'bounce' Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has enjoyed over the past 21 days. From facing questions about whether he feared the sack, he is within five matches of an achievement that would surpass anything even Jose Mourinho accomplished at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have already scored their highest total of Premier League goals in a season, although it was the defence that was crucial on Tuesday as Peter Cech registered a 100th clean sheet in his 179th league game.
Chelsea took a giant stride towards the Premier League title when they beat Bolton 1-0 on Tuesday, with the visitors departing enraged at being refused penalties following clear handballs by both Terry and Didier Drogba.
Terry was unrepentant and, with the title now in reach, has set his heart on helping Chelsea to become the seventh English club to win a domestic double.
"You compete and you compete, always at 100 per cent, and then, when the opportunity arises, you have to seize it," said Terry. "When you seize it, you can make history. We've never won the league and cup double. In my lifetime only Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal have. We weren't at our best. Nerves, with us not winning the Premier League for three years, took their toll late on but we managed to hold on."
Terry denied accusations of a deliberate handball against Bolton, despite appearing to use his left arm to block Chung-Yong Lee's cross. "I don't know what it looked like on TV but it certainly felt like it came off my chest," he added.
With three weeks until Britain goes to the polls, Gordon Brown and David Cameron would certainly love to replicate the 'bounce' Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has enjoyed over the past 21 days. From facing questions about whether he feared the sack, he is within five matches of an achievement that would surpass anything even Jose Mourinho accomplished at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have already scored their highest total of Premier League goals in a season, although it was the defence that was crucial on Tuesday as Peter Cech registered a 100th clean sheet in his 179th league game.
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