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John Terry believes the 4-0 romp against Atletico proves his team have the strength in depth that struggling Liverpool can only dream of.
The skipper was thrilled with the way Chelsea coped without the suspended Didier Drogba, and contrasted that with the way Liverpool struggle without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
Terry says Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has a tough job to turn their season around after seeing his side lose their last four games in all competitions - with the looming prospect of facing Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday without the injured Gerrard and Torres.
Asked if Benitez's men will be out of the title race if they lose against United, Terry (right) replied: "I'm not sure, but when Stevie and Torres get injured they seem to be very short in the squad they've got.
"We're very fortunate at Chelsea. Since Roman Abramovich came, we have had a lot of strength in depth in the squad - like with Salomon Kalou scoring twice against Atletico with Didier Drogba being out.
"People said we would struggle without Didier, but we didn't. If you take Torres out of their team, who do they bring in? It's difficult.
"We have players that are not here only to make up the numbers, but players that are fighting and working hard every day in training to come in and really prove themselves."
Terry insisted Kalou's two-goal performance last night will have put first-choice strikers Nicolas Anelka and Drogba under pressure, saying: "Salomon seems to always come in and do well. Didier knows that the players behind him are working hard and wanting his place, the same goes for Nico. When Salomon comes in and does well, it gives the manager a real problem."
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The skipper was thrilled with the way Chelsea coped without the suspended Didier Drogba, and contrasted that with the way Liverpool struggle without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
Terry says Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has a tough job to turn their season around after seeing his side lose their last four games in all competitions - with the looming prospect of facing Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday without the injured Gerrard and Torres.
Asked if Benitez's men will be out of the title race if they lose against United, Terry (right) replied: "I'm not sure, but when Stevie and Torres get injured they seem to be very short in the squad they've got.
"We're very fortunate at Chelsea. Since Roman Abramovich came, we have had a lot of strength in depth in the squad - like with Salomon Kalou scoring twice against Atletico with Didier Drogba being out.
"People said we would struggle without Didier, but we didn't. If you take Torres out of their team, who do they bring in? It's difficult.
"We have players that are not here only to make up the numbers, but players that are fighting and working hard every day in training to come in and really prove themselves."
Terry insisted Kalou's two-goal performance last night will have put first-choice strikers Nicolas Anelka and Drogba under pressure, saying: "Salomon seems to always come in and do well. Didier knows that the players behind him are working hard and wanting his place, the same goes for Nico. When Salomon comes in and does well, it gives the manager a real problem."
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