Petr Cech calls for Chelsea unity to salvage pride after Manchester United defeat: ‘We win together, we lose together’

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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech believes that the the whole squad must pull together to save the side’s season after being dealt a huge blow at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

The pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti increased after crashing out of the Champions League at the hands of Manchester United – a competition that represented the side’s only realistic hope of finishing the season with a trophy, as they lie 11 points off the Old Trafford outfit in the Premier League.

Goalkeeper Cech feels that the players must regroup and focus on salvaging their season, which he admits has been disappointing.

“We win together, we lose together,” Cech told reporters.

“We are in the same boat and we try to guide the boat to the harbour as safely as possible. It’s disappointing, always, if you are a part of a club and you don’t win a trophy all season. After winning a double last season, everybody thought that we were going to defend the titles.

“We had a good start to the season and then the season became difficult but we were doing well in the Champions League until those two games against Man United. I think that we were very unlucky in the first game, but overall I have to say they won both games so they deserved to go through.”

Cech insists that the players have to step up to regain pride and ensure that the team qualifies for next season’s Champions League.

“If we finish second of course the season will not be remembered for trophies but you will at least remember that you finished second with your head up,” he added.

“We need to go and qualify ourselves to have another go in the Champions League next season.

“We are not only playing for the manager or only for the owner, we are playing for the entire club, which is the supporters – we know who supports the club all over the world – the players and all the staff and everybody involved in Chelsea Football Club. So it’s a big number of people you play for.”