Lampard lights up Mourinho's night
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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José Mourinho paid tribute to Frank Lampard after the midfield player's free-kick gave Chelsea FC a narrow win at home to RSC Anderlecht.
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José Mourinho, Chelsea manager
Frank is a very, very good player. He played some very good football in the first half and in the second half we were waiting for them and they never came. In the last ten minutes they had a go at us but I think we were very comfortable. When teams are on the edge in the last ten or 15 minutes it's a dangerous time but the result was justified. I told my players we had to keep the ball because they wanted to have it and made it difficult for us.
Frank Vercauteren, Anderlecht coach
We made it very difficult for Chelsea. Nobody was expecting Anderlecht to win. I think we can be happy with the way we played knowing that we did not leave anything behind on the pitch. There were no surprises from Chelsea. We could always do better but we made it difficult for them. Ultimately only the result is important.
Petr Čech, Chelsea goalkeeper
I didn't have much to do but it's moments like that when you have to concentrate. Fortunately, their shot hit the post and we got the result we wanted.