Grant wary of Greece test
22 Dec 2007 - 10:10:41
- Grant wary of Greece test
Chelsea head coach Avram Grant has played down suggestions that his side have been handed a relatively easy draw in the last 16 of the Champions League, where the Blues face Olympiacos.
Grant is wary of the Greek outfit, who qualified second out of Group C at the expense of Werder Bremen and Lazio.
He told Sky Sports: "We will see after the game how easy it was. I think Werder Bremen and Lazio probably thought like that, but they did well in the group stage.
"They lost to Madrid in Madrid with ten players, they won against Werder Bremen home and away and against Lazio.
"I don't think it's an easy game. All the teams we could play against are more-or-less of the same level. They are a good team."
Meanwhile, Grant has paid tribute to Blues midfield ace Frank Lampard, who is looking for his 100th goal for the club this weekend.
"Frank is a great player, a great professional," Grant added. "He has a lot of qualities and one of them is to score a lot of goals.
"I don't think there is another midfielder who has scored this number of goals, but from his position in the midfield he has a lot of assists and he also defends well."