Source: Telegraph
John Terry hails Chelsea victory in FA Cup final against Portsmouth
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 for Portsmouth. [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] Related Articles'Undertaker' Grant departs with prideCarlo Ancelotti proves he is special, tooChelsea 1 Portsmouth 0Chelsea v Portsmouth: as it happenedDouble joy for ChelseaChelsea's final act of passion playTerry said: "It's unbelievable. It (the double) has never been done in the club's history and to do it with this group of players feels so special. 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've played on all year.[LNB]"It was not good enough for a Wembley pitch. The FA have to decide if this is a football pitch or an events stadium." [LNB]On the victory itself Terry said: "It is incredible. What an amazing day. It was one of those days but we came strong and full credit to Didier. [LNB]"The reason why we are top of the league and won the FA Cup is that we are the best team and we have great determination." [LNB]Goalkeeper Petr Cech admitted he "got lucky" with his first-half penalty save from Kevin-Prince Boateng. [LNB]"I knew what the choices were and from the body language when he ran towards me I chose that side - but I was lucky to get there," he said. [LNB]The Czech international added that the players were desperate to write their names in the club's history, which he felt may have played a part in them uncharacteristically missing a host of chances, before Drogba finally made the breakthrough. [LNB]"I'm speechless because during the game there were a lot of emotions," he said. [LNB]"We wanted to be the first team at Chelsea to win the double - and we also defended the FA Cup, which is an achievement as well. [LNB]"We kept missing and missing and it looked like it was not going to be our day but to make two crucial saves, I am delighted."[LNB]Drogba admitted it was hard to come back down to earth after sealing the 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]Portsmouth manager Avram Grant was proud of his players after what they went through in a difficult season which saw them relegated following a nine-point deduction 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? [LNB]"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][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB][LNB]
