Cech: We can handle the pressure

Petr Cech has thrown down the gauntlet to Tottenham by claiming resurgent Chelsea are better equipped to handle the pressure of finishing in the Barclays Premier League top four.

Spurs looked a shoo-in for Champions League qualification just over three weeks ago, with Harry Redknapp’s third-placed side on course to move 10 points clear of the Blues just before half-time of last month’s north London derby.