Inside View: Players believe we can win at the Bridge

Jose Antonio Reyes

We have a lot of belief, and I'm totally confident this is a perfect moment for us to beat them and the fact that it's at their home stadium will make it even better.

If we don't beat Chelsea, they may start to think they have a good chance of breaking our 49 game unbeaten Premiership run, but they will find it very difficult to manage that. Chelsea could do it of course, but I'm sure they won't.

I say this because I saw their last game against Wigan and I didn't see the really compact Chelsea side we saw last season.

Also, it's interesting to see a player like Ricardo Carvalho criticising the manager. It's clear that everything is not happy inside the Chelsea dressing room which is a good sign for everybody else.

Chelsea were excellent last season, but I still think that the Arsenal team which won the title the year before was a better team. We were more offensive and played much more spectacular football.

Our matches were very entertaining for the fans, we scored many, many goals and played some lovely football. Chelsea have a different style, where they hit long balls and wait for one really good opportunity to score.

I can't begrudge Chelsea the title last season. We had a very bad run of form at a certain stage and that terrible patch cost us. I think this year will be different because we have the most compact team, and in my opinion the best team.

Chelsea will be improved by Mikael Essien, though. We have to recognise that Essien is a fantastic midfielder who will give them many great options. With him in their side, I think we will witness Chelsea having a lot more drive and speed in their play.

Because of Essien's signing and our sale of Patrick Vieira, everyone is saying we need to buy a big-name midfielder but I don't think we need one. I think we have the best midfielder in the Premiership, and his name is Cesc Fabregas. This year I am certain Cesc will prove that he can do the same, if not a better job than Vieira did for Arsenal. He is that good.

The rivalry between Arsenal and Chelsea is getting bigger and bigger all the time, but I don't think the Ashley Cole situation has got anything to do with it.

The rivalry exists because Chelsea are now serious competitors for the title. The fierce competition tomorrow will all be about getting three points, nothing else.

I was suspended for the first match, and after having treatment on a minor injury I think I'm going to be okay to play against Chelsea if the manager selects me.

I am very excited about playing, and I am dreaming of scoring the winning goal. I believe so much that we have a serious opportunity to beat Mourinho's team.