Rafa expecting ‘great’ season to get even better despite injury worries

Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez insists his team are enjoying a ‘great’ season after reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup but fears injuries to key defenders Ashley Cole and Gary Cahill could cost them dear.

Cole limped off with a hamstring injury after only 20 minutes of Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United while Cahill missed the match with a knee problem; and both players will be absent for two to three weeks as Chelsea chase FA Cup and Europa League trophies as well as Champions League qualification.

“I don’t think our squad is that big and the problem we have now is that Cahill will be out for another 15 days at least and Ashley the same,” Benitez said.