John Terry declared himself pleased with his team-mates after a real captain's performance helped Chelsea end a losing run by beating Marseille in the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea headed into the European clash on the back of two successive defeats, with Saturday's Premier League loss to Manchester City having followed on from a Carling Cup elimination to Newcastle.
Terry's early goal and Nicolas Anelka's penalty earned them a 2-0 win over Marseille to stop the rot and leave Carlo Ancelotti's side top of Group F with maximum points.
"Coming here, we'd had two losses which is very unusual for us,"he toldSky Sports 2.
"So we're pleased to pick up three points, keep a clean sheet and extend that lead at the top of the group.
"In the second half we had a few chances to make it three or four. We didn't start the brightest in the second half but we stayed solid and kept a clean sheet.
"With Sunday in mind we maybe took our foot off the gas a little bit, saving a bit of energy for the weekend.
"We'd have liked to have got a third and killed the game off but they had a lot of possession."
Describing his goal, he said:"I just made a run to the near post and it was a flick with the outside of the foot.
"I'd like to dedicate that goal to a young girl named Ruby from Make a Wish (Foundation) - she had a serious operation a couple of weeks ago and thankfully she pulled through."
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