Bridge: has agreed a new four-year deal worth £60,000-a-week
even though he is expected to remain as understudy.
Wayne Bridge has warned Manchester United that he is
determined to help Chelsea take the Premier and Champions League
trophies away from Old Trafford next season after deciding to stay
at Stamford Bridge.
Left-back Bridge, who was strongly linked with a move to
Portsmouth, has agreed a new four-year deal worth £60,000-a-week
even though he is expected to remain as understudy to Ashley Cole.
The England international has been at Chelsea since moving from
Southampton for £7million in 2003, but said the last campaign was
his most painful yet in a blue shirt.
Chelsea lost out to United in the Premier League on the last day
of the campaign and then were beaten by Sir Alex Ferguson's men on
a penalty shoot-out in the Champions League Final. It was the first
season for four years that Chelsea have failed to win any
silverware and Bridge has vowed to put things right.
He said: 'My aim for Chelsea this season is to win as many
trophies as possible. The one that hurt the most last season was
the Champions League Final and we want to go on to win it this
year. 'But everyone wants to win the Premier League because it
proves you are consistent throughout the year and that is something
we want to get back. We didn't win a trophy last season and want to
get back to winning ways.'
The 27-year-old has already made a big impact on new manager
Luiz Felipe Scolari and is looking forward to doing battle with
Cole for the left-back berth once again.
'Chelsea play a lot of games in a season and every member of the
squad is a world-class player so everyone is going to get their
chance. When you get it you just want to do well. 'I love it here
and hope to be here for another four years. I just want to play as
many games as I can.'
Scolari's double training sessions may already be putting the
squad under strain, but Bridge believes the Brazilian has already
proved his worth. He told Chelsea TV: 'The training under him is
good. I wouldn't say I enjoy the running, but I like to get it
under my belt and feel fit. Everyone is doing really well and it
just shows how professional the players are.'
