On december 2011 · eatsleepsport.com
Carlos Cuellar is confident Aston Villa can silence the threat of Chelsea's forward trio Juan Mata, Daniel Sturridge and Didier Drogba.
Villa's Spanish defender is looking forward to the challenge of facing Andre Villas-Boas' Blues at Stamford Bridge, but knows the task will be difficult given the quality of their attacking players.
Cuellar has been impressed at the way fellow compatriot, Mata, has quickly settled into playing English football, claiming 'he is already one of the best players in the Premier League'.
Sturridge is the Blues' current top scorer after getting his chance in the first-team by Villas-Boas following a spell on loan at Bolton last term and Cuellar feels the Englishman is 'one of the standout players so far this season'.
And, with 'one of the all-time greats in the Premier League' in Drogba also in line to face Villa, Cuellar is expecting a tough outing, but he is hopeful that Villa can claim the points.
He told the club's website: "This is an exciting challenge for us. This is why you play the game. There's nothing better than facing the very best.
"We can win definitely. We can win any game. If we play like we did against Arsenal, not too many teams will beat us this season."
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