Source: SKY_Sports
Deco hits back at critics
Chelsea midfielder Deco is determined to demonstrate that he can prove a success at Stamford Bridge without former manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.[LNB] Deco made a dazzling beginning to his career in England after leaving Barcelona last summer in an £8million deal, but injuries have resulted in inconsistent form since the autumn.[LNB]Critics have argued that the Portuguese enjoyed an extended lease of life in the Blues first team under Scolari due to a long-standing relationship with his boss, who he worked with at international level.[LNB]But Deco has hit back at the suggestion and the 31-year-old, a rumoured target of UEFA Champions League opponents Juventus, is determined to prove his doubters wrong following the February sacking of Scolari.[LNB]"Maybe Scolari should have had more time, but in football you don't get it. It's always results," Deco said in The Times[LNB]Difficult"Of course it's difficult when a coach wants you and then he leaves. Yes, I worked with Scolari for many years in the national team, but I also played without him for years. [LNB]"I have a contract with Chelsea, not Scolari. I need to prove that Chelsea made a good decision to bring me here."[LNB]And Deco hopes that he will able to remain at 100 per cent fitness for the rest of the campaign in order to help Chelsea in their faint hopes of Premier League success and more realistic Champions League challenge.[LNB]"We can only see on the final week whether it was a good or a bad season," he added. [LNB]"I don't want to make an excuse, 'I was injured'. I will try to show the real Deco for the rest of the season. But it's important to be without injury and then I can play better."[LNB]
