Source: Team_Talk
Benayoun happy with Blues role
Yossi Benayoun insists he is happy to wait for his first Chelsea start following a hat-trick of substitute appearances for his new club.[LNB] Israel midfielder Benayoun, 30, has yet to make his full debut for the Blues after joining them from Liverpool this summer.[LNB]But he staked a claim for a starting berth by scoring his first Chelsea goal after coming on in Saturday's 6-0 Premier League drubbing of Wigan.[LNB]Benayoun claims his current bit-part role is no different from that he played during his early Liverpool career and he is confident of proving himself at Stamford Bridge, just as he did at Anfield.[LNB]He said in the Evening Standard: "I know I can do it; I did it before in my career.[LNB]"When I arrived at Liverpool, I knew I had to wait on the bench and try to change games and now I'm also doing it for Chelsea.[LNB]"When you come to a big club you need to be patient, there are a lot of quality players, but I just want to prove that I deserve to be here every chance that I get.[LNB]"I enjoy playing anywhere and every minute I am on the pitch. I can play anywhere in the three in midfield or the three up front."[LNB]Benayoun has played barely an hour of first-team football for his new club and scored just 11 minutes after coming on at the DW Stadium on Saturday.[LNB]"It's always a good feeling to get your first goal for a new club, but the most important thing was the win," said Benayoun.[LNB]"To win 6-0 has lifted the confidence of the team.[LNB]"It was very difficult at first. We know what to expect from the Premier League and knew after Wigan lost 4-0 to Blackpool, they would be ready to fight.[LNB]"But we are a strong team with a lot of character and quality. We will win a lot of games."[LNB]Chelsea have enjoyed a perfect start to their defence of the Premier League title, scoring six goals in each of their opening two games.[LNB]They have also kept two clean sheets after conceding 10 times in their last four pre-season games.[LNB]And it is the latter statistic that has particularly pleased defender Alex.[LNB]He said: "It is a very important thing.[LNB]"We worked very hard in pre-season training on our defending and now you can see the result."[LNB]Meanwhile, Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem are expecting to sign Chelsea youngsters Slobodan Rajkovic and Nemanja Matic on loan. Rajkovic has yet to make his first-team debut for the Blues, while Matic has made two Premier League substitute appearances.[LNB]Serbian defender Rajkovic has already had two loan spells in Holland, having played for both PSV Eindhoven and FC Twente.[LNB]Vitesse's new owner, Merab Jordania, claims the pair will join his club before the transfer window closes.[LNB]"Slobodan Rajkovic and Nemanja Matic? Yes, they will come," Jordania told De Telegraaf.[LNB]A third Chelsea youngster, Jacob Mellis, is also being linked with Vitesse.
