http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=416397 Chelsea look to send out early message Saturday, Sep 16, 2006 Despite Sunday's clash with Liverpool being the 12th meeting between the clubs in only two years, the Chelsea players will be looking at just another set of opponents on the Stamford Bridge pitch. Familiarity may breed all sorts of emotion but Frank Lampard insists nothing will take the focus away from the three points available at the end of the game. “We are not going to get caught up in rivalries, it is just about trying to win another game. Points at this stage are just as important as points at the latter stage,” he said, speaking to Chelsea's official radio partner Smooth FM 102.2. “It is extraordinary how many times we have played but we can't get away from playing them in the league, we have to play them twice.” “It is early in the season but games against your rivals are important. We have both lost games recently and we'll both be determined not to lose any more because even at this early stage, you do not want to fall too far away from the leaders.” John Terry agrees about the benefit of early wins over title rivals. “When we beat Man U early a couple of years ago it set the tone and getting these big ones out the way, especially if we win, other teams looking in take notice.” Lampard continues: “There a lot of competition this year and Liverpool have lost a local derby against Everton which is a really tough game. People expect them and us to win every game but it is not that simple. “We know each other well and when they come here, they do not want to concede us too much space. That is how it has panned out at the Bridge in recent years. I expect we will get another one of these games.” by Paul Mason -- 以伊露維塔的名為證發誓 — 若有誰敢奪取屬於我們的藍色之魂，不論對方是天使 、惡魔、男人或女人，包括尚未出生者，若有任何的生靈，不論偉大或渺小，是善 還是惡，我們都將懷著復仇與憎恨之心直追到天涯海角，直追到世界結束之日。 --

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