Chelsea gives Di Matteo winning start in FA Cup
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March 8, 2012, Thursday
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CHELSEA started life after Andre Villas-Boas with an improved performance as goals from Juan Mata and Raul Meireles secured a 2-0 win over second tier Birmingham City in an FA Cup fifth-round replay on Tuesday.
Roberto Di Matteo, appointed interim coach for the rest of the season after Villas-Boas was sacked following a sequence of one win in seven matches, was all smiles after starting his reign with a victory.
The visiting Chelsea fans began the match at St. Andrews with incessant chants for their former manager Jose Mourinho, who led the club to two Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006, but ended the tie with loud cries of 'There's only one Di Matteo'.
"Mourinho has a big legacy at this club but I have a connection with the supporters because I've also played for them," the former midfielder said.
"I think our attitude was right tonight, the commitment was right, the passion was there and we had a clean sheet. But the most important thing was to get through to the next round and to show that we cared.
"Everybody was involved tonight, the people on the bench too. That's the only way we are going to reach our targets this season," added Di Matteo after Chelsea secured a home quarterfinal against second tier Leicester City on March 18.
Roberto Di Matteo, appointed interim coach for the rest of the season after Villas-Boas was sacked following a sequence of one win in seven matches, was all smiles after starting his reign with a victory.
The visiting Chelsea fans began the match at St. Andrews with incessant chants for their former manager Jose Mourinho, who led the club to two Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006, but ended the tie with loud cries of 'There's only one Di Matteo'.
"Mourinho has a big legacy at this club but I have a connection with the supporters because I've also played for them," the former midfielder said.
"I think our attitude was right tonight, the commitment was right, the passion was there and we had a clean sheet. But the most important thing was to get through to the next round and to show that we cared.
"Everybody was involved tonight, the people on the bench too. That's the only way we are going to reach our targets this season," added Di Matteo after Chelsea secured a home quarterfinal against second tier Leicester City on March 18.
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