Cech: Season a success

Petr Cech believes Chelsea will be able to
look back on a successful season even if
they fail to lift any silverware.
Jose Mourinho's side are five points adrift
of Sunday's opponents Liverpool in the
Premier League title race, although their
main priority is reaching the Champions
League final.
The Blues take on Atletico Madrid in the
second leg of their semi-final on
Wednesday having fought out a goalless
draw in a tense opener in Spain.
Cech has been ruled out for the remainder
of the campaign after suffering a shoulder
injury in Madrid, and he is aware Chelsea's
season will be defined in the space of four
days.
But he insists the squad have made
encouraging progress since Mourinho
returned last summer, and he expects the
current squad to go from strength to
strength next season.
"We're not the favourites for the title," he
told the Evening Standard. "If we don't win
it, we will be disappointed but it was not
the target. As the manager said, this is a
process of him building the team he wants.
"We have made progress even if there are
no trophies at the end to show for it. We
have been looking for stability and in the
last few seasons we have had a lot of
changes of manager.
"It's really important to start with one
manager and end it with the same one.
Now next season we can make an even
bigger step forward.
"Whatever happens this season it will be
even better next season because of the
confidence we have gained and we will be
in an even better position to fulfil our
targets."