Yossi Benayoun happy to play super sub at Chelsea

23 August 2010 16:16
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 Barclays Premier League drubbing of Wigan.[LNB] On target: Yossi Benayoun grabbed his first Chelsea goal in their 6-0 rout of Wigan on Saturday[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: 'I know I can do it; I did it before in my career. 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]True Blue: Benayoun joined Chelsea from Liverpool in the summer[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. '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. 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. He said: 'It is a very important thing. We worked very hard in pre-season training on our defending and now you can see the result.'[LNB] Wigan 0 Chelsea 6: Martinez fears the worst after Blues smash another sixBenayoun admits he has to prove he belongs at Chelsea after leaving RedsChelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti: Why Yossi is better than Cole...Sign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsCHELSEA FC

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