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FA CUP FINAL: John Terry praises 'unbelievable' Chelsea
Chelsea captain John Terry hailed a 'special' feeling after helping the Blues seal their first ever league and FA Cup double by beating Portsmouth 1-0 at Wembley. [LNB]Chelsea hit the woodwork five times in the first half and could have gone behind had Kevin-Prince Boateng not missed a penalty in the 56th minute.[LNB] [LNB]At the double: John Terry celebrates Chelsea's FA Cup victory with Ashley Cole[LNB]Didier Drogba then scored with a stunning free-kick three minutes later, before Frank Lampard missed a spot-kick of his own a minute from time. [LNB]Terry said: 'It's unbelievable. It's never been done in the club's history and to do it with this group of players feels so special. [LNB] 'I thought our luck was out but what a great free-kick from Didier.' [LNB]Terry was unimpressed with the infamous Wembley surface though, adding: 'The pitch ruined the final. It's probably the worst pitch we'veplayed on all year.' [LNB]'It was not good enough for a Wembley pitch,' the former England captain continued. [LNB]'The FA have to decide if this is a football pitch or events stadium.'[LNB]Meanwhile, goalscorer Drogba admitted it was hard to come back down to earth after sealing the Barclays Premier League title last weekend with an 8-0 thrashing of Wigan.[LNB]He said: 'It's fantastic; we achieved the double. It was difficult to come back and stay focused (after) we celebrated the title.[LNB]'It was difficult again against a very good Portsmouth team.[LNB]'You start to feel that you won't score but if you manage to create chances in the first half it means in the second you will have some.'[LNB]On his free-kick, he added: 'I saw a little gap, not a big space, because the wall was in its position. I hit the post again but it went in this time.'[LNB] [LNB] Top Drog: Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates his cup final goal[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]On the double, he told ITV1: 'It's very important. First time (for the club), for me also.[LNB]'Fantastic season, fantastic day. We were unlucky the first half, it can happen in football, (but) five posts never happened in my career, five in one half.'[LNB]He continued: 'As a group, the organisation of the club, everyone worked this year to do their best and everyone deserved it.[LNB]Special: Ancelotti sealed a Double in his first season in English football[LNB]Asked if the Champions League will be the goal next year, he said: 'We will try. This year we wanted to win also the Champions League but we have to be happy for the Premier League and the FA Cup.'[LNB]Portsmouth manager Avram Grant was proud of his players after what they wentthrough in a difficult season which saw them relegated following a nine-pointdeduction for going into administration.[LNB]Grant said: 'It's a day (when) I'm very proud and very sad; sad because we couldn't win the game, but it's an unbelievable season and something I won't forget.'[LNB]Grant attributed no blame to Boateng, saying: 'Win as a team, lose as a team. It happens even to the best.[LNB]'Unfortunately it's happened to me twice. What can you do? We played tactically very well, we gave everything. The fans were great. Unfortunately we couldn't win.'[LNB]Asked if the Pompey fans had seen the last of him, he replied: 'I don't know. They are great.'[LNB] FA CUP FINAL: Chelsea 1 Portsmouth 0: Didier Drogba clinches Double for Blues as Boateng and Lampard miss penaltiesFA CUP FINAL: Chelsea 1 Portsmouth 0 - how the players rated ALL THE CHELSEA FC
