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Andre Villas-Boas: Delighted to beat Everton and pounce on a slip-up from title rivals Manchester United
Andre Villas-Boas admitted it was important for Chelsea to beat Everton after Manchester United dropped points against Liverpool.
The Blues started Saturday's action three points adrift of leaders United and Manchester City, and kept the pressure on by winning 3-1 at home to the Toffees.Manchester United had earlier been held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool, allowing Manchester City to go top with a 4-1 victory over Aston Villa.Villas-Boas was happy with Chelsea's performance as goals from Daniel Sturridge, John Terry and Ramires secured success against Everton, but urged his players to continue to pounce on slip-ups from their title rivals.Next Sunday's Manchester derby will give Chelsea another chance to close the gap at the top, providing they win their own match at QPR.Villas-Boas said: "It's important for us to get three points, particularly on a day where two title contenders played against each other."Man United got an important point at Anfield but at least it makes us recover some points and get closer to second position."Top targetSaturday's win maintained Villas-Boas' 100 per cent home record since his summer appointment as Chelsea manager, the Portuguese making Stamford Bridge the fortress it was under former mentor Jose Mourinho."We have done nothing else than our responsibilities in winning the games that we have won at home," Villas-Boas said."We have not done anything special. We just have to continue to win until we find a position of comfort at the top of the Premier League, because that's what we want."Juan Mata caught the eye with a tremendous display against Everton but Villas-Boas refused to single anyone out for special praise, insisting it was a collective effort."It's all interrelated with his colleagues," Villas-Boas said when asked about Mata."The talent in this squad is so immense and the technical staff's job is just to free the players."When they play with freedom of choice, they can express themselves a little bit better.Patient"We managed to be very, very patient in our build-up, playing a lot from the back, tiring the strikers of Everton a little bit."When Everton got the ball, they couldn't respond with the usual aggressiveness that they have."It was decisive to get the second goal just before half-time."The 3-0 gave us the comfort we needed to take the game through."That third goal saw Ramires suffer a knee injury that makes him a doubt for Wednesday night's UEFA Champions League game with Genk.Read more http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7244500,00.html
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