Source: FOOTYMAD
Toon Boss Hits Back: 'I Will Give Carling Cup Respect'!
Chris Hughton will make big changes for the visit to Chelsea ... but he insists he still "respects the competition". Chris Hughton: "How do I tackle a game like Chelsea? "You go to bed the night before hoping they can't play! "Actually, it's the complete opposite. "Although it's a Carling Cup game, which is away from the pressure of the league, these are the games you want to be involved in, these are the games you want the players to be involved in. "With all due respect to the other teams, going to your Old Traffords and your Stamford Bridges and your Emirates, they are the really tough competitive games that you want the players to be involved in. "It's one more to look forward to than to fear - and, of course, there isn't that pressure on us. "I don't think people expect us to win, so we go there without that pressure. "I don't think it would be unfair to say the Carling Cup is not the biggest of our priorities, but we very much have respect for this competition and even more so, a respect for Chelsea Football Club, who have started the season so well. "We will make sure we put out a side that's capable of coping very well with them. "You are always concerned up against a top-quality Chelsea side who are scoring goals for fun, and certainly with the home record they have got. "But you have also got to have faith in the squad you have and the abilities we have. "We will make sure we go there with a side which is capable of getting something."
