Chelsea were "embarrassing" in their defeat at Wigan Athletic earlier this season, says fullback Ashley Cole.
Since that setback, Chelsea have driven themselves to the top of the table.
"We couldn't believe the Wigan game. We thought they will try to play football, it's quite a big pitch, we'll match them," Cole told the News of the World.
"But none of us was up for it. We didn't fight. It was embarrassing.
"But this is what I like about this team. We fight back from things like that. Because it did hurt us. To lose in the style we did.
"But we've come back and gone from strength to strength.
"The players were upset and you could see how angry the likes of JT was. And if you have played badly, these guys let you know you have played badly."