The Blues right-back says that greater experience of
playing in huge matches should stand his side in good stead against
Spurs in the League Cup final on Sunday
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic says that his side have the know-how to beat Tottenham in the League Cup final.
The London rivals will face off at Wembley on Sunday for the first major trophy of the season, though they will be without the suspended Nemanja Matic.
Ivanovic believes that past experience of playing in finals will see the Blues come out on top, even as excitement grips the squad in the run-up to the game.
"We know what we have to do," he declared to the club's official website. "It's definitely going to be a very tough game but we are ready and we are looking forward to it. We want it. You have this special feeling inside you when a final is coming and we all want the game to start right now.
"I think our team like to play these kinds of games. Everyone at this club knows how to play finals. Footballers want to play finals, footballers want to win trophies. That's why we are here.
"Psychologically it's very important. After the game we will just have the league and the Champions League to focus on but winning this final could give us a massive psychological advantage before the last few months of the season. We need to take that and use it.
"It's very important - not just for me but for all of us. This group of players with this manager hasn't won a trophy yet so it's a massive [game] for us. The manager knows how to manage that situation. He has the experience of a lot of finals and so do we.
"A final is a completely different game from any other so we have to expect everything and be ready for everything."
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