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Chelsea No2 Wilkins: No doubts over Hilario

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:32

Chelsea No2 Ray Wilkins insists they have confidence in stand-in goalkeeper Hilario.

Hilario came in for heavy criticism after the defeat against Manchester City but the Portuguese goalkeeper is expected to face Stoke in the FA Cup quarter-final tomorrow as Petr Cech has a knee injury.

Wilkins, however, leapt to Hilario’s defence, saying: “He is an experienced player and he won’t have a problem.

“Unfortunately things didn’t go quite right for him last Saturday.

“Supporters nowadays will always have a pop at the errors and as a keeper you make a ricket and you’ve lost a goal.”

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