FLORENT MALOUDA: HEART AND ENERGY

Florent Malouda insists Chelsea's determination to win on Saturday will further induce the side's confidence as we prepare to begin the Champions League campaign.
The Frenchman scored his first goal of the season in a tough game against a sturdy Stoke side, as eventually Chelsea's 'heart and energy' proved too much for the hosts, and knows it stands us in good stead for tomorrow night.
'It's a wonderful feeling when you can win in the last minute of injury time,' said Malouda. 'We celebrated together because we had to dig deep in our hearts to find the energy to take that victory. It means a lot for us.
'It was a really tough game. We had to fight all over the pitch to win every ball and we were trying to play good football.
'We were waiting for that goal and in injury time it came. It is a real pleasure because we made a lot of effort and to win in this way gives us a lot of confidence.'
The winning goal, which secured the Blues a second stoppage time triumph after Hull, was the culmination of a dominating second half which saw Chelsea practically camped at the top of Stoke's box.
With only a narrow channel of space between Malouda and the net, the shot was an inch-perfect drill between the Stoke defence following some clever football from Chelsea.
The ball went from Michael Essien to Nicolas Anelka before our number 39 pulled it back for Malouda, who was just inside the box. Substitute keeper Steve Simonsen could only watch as Malouda's shot flew into the back of the net.
'I was expecting the ball from Nico and I just tried to put it on target because there were so many players in front of goal.
'In the end I was just happy to see the net moving. I think it surprised the keeper, he never saw the ball coming and he couldn't stop it.'
Stoke were more involved in the game during the first half, but after taking the lead they were forced onto the back foot by Chelsea.
Didier Drogba's exquisite equaliser was the perfect remedy for going a goal down as the Blues went in at half time, and once the second half began, it was Chelsea all the way.
'We play against teams who are making a lot of effort to stop our game,' explained Malouda. 'So in the first half they have to produce a lot of effort and in the second we are always pushing and they are playing deeper on the pitch. We knew that it would be hard for them in the second half.
'That is when we have the time to play and try to score. Of course we will try to improve the way we start games, but it is a good feeling that even in the last moment we can reach the victory.
'It was a difficult start after the international break, but as a team we reacted and showed the quality of our strikers, especially Didier who scored that wonderful goal in the first half.
'We have the quality, the energy and the heart to reach these results.'
And Malouda knows what the win proves to other sides: 'It proves we have ambition.
'We didn't start very well, we conceded a goal but we had to be patient, use the pitch a bit better and do the right moves at the right time. We deserved that late goal and it keeps us at the top of the league.'
Now it's time for European football to begin, and with his first goal for the 2009/10 season scored, Malouda is ready for Porto.
'It's always good to score because Chelsea is a big football club and we have to perform every time.
'We always play against big teams, the Premier League is tough and so is the Champions League, so we always have to play our best.
'Scoring gives me the confidence to work harder, now we will start the Champions League and there will be a lot of games, so it is good to have this confidence boost now.'