Source: Team_Talk
Vermaelen: We can beat Chelsea
The Belgium centre-back was part of the Gunners side that was swept aside by Manchester United 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium last weekend, but he remains upbeat about his team's chances of recovery. [LNB]"I think we can win there,' Vermaelen told the Daily Mail. [LNB]"If we have one of our good days and play as a team we can beat Chelsea. It is important for us to win. There's a gap again - not as big as before - but we have to win to stay in the race."[LNB]If Arsene Wenger's side are to be successful at fortress Chelsea, Vermaelen will have to contain dangerman Didier Drogba, who has an excellent record against Arsenal.[LNB]The Ivory Coast international has scored 10 in 11 games against the Gunners and has never lost. In the reverse fixture at the Emirates, he scored twice in a 3-0 Chelsea win.[LNB]Vermaelen continued: "All the strikers in England are physical. I think Drogba is the most physical but there is more to him than that. He's one of the best in the world. [LNB]"He is so strong that you have to be careful. If you mark him too tight, he grabs you and he's gone.[LNB]"You have to adjust to the way he plays. If you are really convinced you can win the header, then you have to go for it. [LNB]"But sometimes he uses his body so well that when you jump, he can turn away and you've lost him. [LNB]"You have to be smart. Sometimes, let him control the ball and then mark him really tight."[LNB]One of the criticisms of Wenger's current side is that they lack the physical presence of their title rivals - Chelsea in particular - but Vermaelen is unconcerned about size an insists that technique is equally as important.[LNB]"I'm not that big but when I see some other centre halves they're not much bigger,' he added.[LNB]'If you have quick players who play quick passes, then you have nothing with your height."[LNB][LNB] Chelsea 5/6, Draw 12/5, Arsenal 7/2
