Rafa looks beyond the stars for new heroes

Chelsea 4 Wigan 1

Chelsea, after all, had also been 2-0 up against both Southampton and Reading only to drop points. But, despite that, despite the crowd’s anxiety, despite Wigan’s pressure and despite the speculation about his own job, the Spaniard insisted he didn’t suffer a moment’s doubt after Shaun Maloney had cut their advantage.

“Today, at 2-1, I was quite confident.”