Claret Blue and Green
Brad Friedel was thrilled to see Villa snatch a draw against Chelsea, hailing the point at Stamford Bridge as "massive".The goalkeeper made a string of crucial saves in the second-half against the double winners.And he insisted Villa's late show in the 3-3 draw will provide them with a massive boost as they look to climb the Barclays Premier League table."It was a massive one," said Friedel. "We've been in such a bad run of form that we just needed something."We needed to kick-start something and it's great to start it here at Stamford Bridge."When we went down 3-2 we thought 'here's another one lost' but all credit to the lads. We got over what I thought was a poor penalty decision against us in the first half and we just kept fighting back."Now the veteran custodian, who was named man-of-the-match for his display, hopes the morale-boosting draw will prove to be a turning point in Villa's campaign."Hopefully now we can start our season from here and climb up the table," he added."We've just had such a bad run of results that we all just pulled together."You've got to draw a line under it at some stage and I think we showed today collectively we've got a lot of fight and we're going to have a lot of fight in us for the rest of the season."There comes a time when the talking has to stop and you just have to play."I think the boys showed a lot of true grit and determination to at least get something out of it."It was just about grinding out something and luckily enough we did. There was a different feel about us and a lot more determination."
Training on Monday ? Don't be silly, day off tomorrow
