Super Eagles striker Victor Moses has declared that he remains a Chelsea player despite being on loan at Stoke City.
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Speaking after scoring the winner for Stoke at the
weekend, the Nigeria international who returned to
action recently after a long lay- off due to injury said
he is only at Stoke to do a professional job as he
looks forward to return to the Stamford Bridge any
moment from now.
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“I’m comfortable. They’re great lads, friendly, and I’m
enjoying my football,” he said.
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“To be honest, I’m just enjoying my football at the
moment. I’m still a Chelsea player and I’m here to do
a professional job for Stoke City.
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“I’m doing everything I can to make sure Stoke finish
as high as possible in the Premier League.”
Meanwhile, Moses says no one should be surprised.
at how he kept his nerve to stroke home a last minute penalty winner against Aston Villa.
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Moses secured Stoke a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa when he converted a spot-kick he had won himself after being tripped by Ron Vlaar.
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The winger who recently returned from injury that
kept him off for many months says it may have been
his first penalty in the Premier League but he has a
habit of tucking them away for Nigeria.
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“There was no doubt I was going to score – I’m good
at taking penalties,” he said.
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“As soon as I won it I wanted to take it and Glenn
came up to me and asked if I was comfortable. I told
him yes I was. That’s not the first time I’ve taken a
penalty and I just slid it into the net.
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“To be honest I was looking at the keeper and waiting
for him to move before I put it in. I was pleased and
it gave us three points.
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“It was the perfect time. You could see the joy from
the fans, the manager and the players. It was great to grab the win.
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“I had been looking to shoot (when I won the foul)
and I just pushed it further forward when he put his
leg around me. It was a clear penalty.”
Stoke had fallen behind to a Scott Sinclair header but
Mame Diouf levelled late in the first half and the
Potters stepped up a couple of gears after the break.
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“I thought we deserved it. The lads worked very hard
and it was a good three points and a great game for
us,” said Moses, in an interview for Stoke City’s
website.
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“We showed spirit. We went a goal down but we
know the quality of the players we’ve got and that we
can come back and win any game.
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“They had a new manager and they wanted to
impress so it was good day for us.”
It is a return to winning ways after back-to-back 4-1
defeats to Manchester City and Blackburn.
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Moses said: “It was a good turnaround. We’ve picked
ourselves up now and moved on.
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