Andre Villas-Boas has hailed the 'character' shown by his Chelsea side in their 2-1 win at Wolves.
Blues boss delighted to see his side 'dig deep' at Molineux
Andre Villas-Boas has hailed the 'character' shown by his Chelsea side in their 2-1 win at Wolves, with everyone pulling in the same direction.
The Blues appeared to have let two points slip through their grasp when Stephen Ward cancelled out Ramires' opener late on at Molineux.
There was, however, still time for Frank Lampard to snatch a dramatic winner and keep Chelsea in the top-four mix.
Villas-Boas was delighted with the determination displayed by his troops, especially as they arrived in the Black Country on the back of a four-match winless run.
He told
Sky Sports: "It was an important result. After the recent results that we have been getting, the team showed good strength of character to come back from some negative results in the December fixtures and come away with a win.
Proud
"It was a tremendous physical effort that we were put through, 48 hours after our last match, so that is an excellent sign for the team.
"It is in moments of difficultly that you have to dig deep to find good results and the team did exactly that. I am very, very proud."
Villas-Boas was involved in the celebrations after Chelsea forced a second-half breakthrough, and he says the desire of the players to involve the coaching staff shows how 'united' they are.
"We are united in the objectives we have for the season," he said.
"It has been difficult with the last two fixtures and that has made us look at the Premier League table with a different perspective. We were in it (the title race) in mid-December and it's a shame we missed a big opportunity to close, because we would have been up there at the top to fight for it.
"But all of the top teams will meet each other from January onwards. With a lot of people challenging for the title, surprises can happen."
Negative
Villas-Boas has also sought to rubbish reports suggesting the recent dip in performances has led to mounting unrest within Stamford Bridge.
"There is no sense in those stories," said the Portuguese.
"They are based on the fact that we had two games where we had negative results and that is important to them when they have nothing to write.
"Speculation is unfair and it has happened to us before, it is not going to break us down. We are focused in our dressing room and whatever is written is just part of the Premier League show."
