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Ricardo Carvalho Can't Wait For Chelsea To Take On Manchester City
Portuguese itching to take to the pitch...
04-Dec-2009 3:17:22 PM
Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has declared that he is raring to go against Manchester City, when the Londoners travel to Eastlands to face Mark Hughes' men on Saturday.
The 31-year-old was rested during the League Cup loss to Blackburn Rovers, as manager Carlo Ancelotti has taken to using the centre-back as a precious commodity, owing to the player's hamstring problems that saw him make only 18 appearances last season.
Carvalho told the club's official website: "I am doing good. After last year I have been working hard and I am feeling fit.
"I'm happy to be helping the team again, which is important. Sometimes when we had too many games they wanted to rest me, but I want to play every game.
"That's when I am happy but I understand that they want to monitor it and manage it.
"I am feeling okay though, physically I am strong and not worried. Last year I was not fit and in that time I had some problems but when I feel fit like now there are no worries."
Adithya Ananth, Goal.com UK
The 31-year-old was rested during the League Cup loss to Blackburn Rovers, as manager Carlo Ancelotti has taken to using the centre-back as a precious commodity, owing to the player's hamstring problems that saw him make only 18 appearances last season.
Carvalho told the club's official website: "I am doing good. After last year I have been working hard and I am feeling fit.
"I'm happy to be helping the team again, which is important. Sometimes when we had too many games they wanted to rest me, but I want to play every game.
"That's when I am happy but I understand that they want to monitor it and manage it.
"I am feeling okay though, physically I am strong and not worried. Last year I was not fit and in that time I had some problems but when I feel fit like now there are no worries."
Adithya Ananth, Goal.com UK
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