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08:40, January 02, 2008 |
Chelsea manager Avram Grant urged Michael Ballack on Monday to take added responsibility in the absence of England internationals John Terry and Frank Lampard.
The Germany international has yet to shine at Stamford Bridge after struggling to acclimate last season and this season he has been hampered by the effects of an ankle injury.
"If one sportsman or coach thinks he has nothing to prove then he is on his way down. He needs to take the responsibility if Lampard is there and also when he's not," Grant told a news conference.
Ballack gave an encouraging cameo performance against Liverpool in the League Cup quarterfinal a fortnight ago and has built on that with further uplifting displays against Aston Villa, where he scored his first goal of the season, and in the narrow victory over Newcastle United.
Source: China Daily
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