Chelsea defender Gary Cahill claims the dressing room is firmly behind under-fire interim manager Rafael Benitez.
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The Spaniard has come under increasing pressure following a torrid January, losing out to Swansea for a place in the Capital One Cup final, before earning a late draw against League One outfit Bradford in last week's FA Cup fourth round.
Cahill, though, believes their second-half showing against the Bees proves how much the reigning FA Cup champions are behind Benitez, despite his tenure hanging by a thread.
"The character we showed in the second-half shows we're playing for the manager," Cahill said. "He's under a lot of pressure from the fans, but we have grated out a result in horrible conditions."
The England international conceded, however, that performances need to improve for the Blues if they are to have any hope of retaining their trophy.
"The first-half wasn't good," he acknowledged. "We could blame the pitch and that we couldn't see anything in the sunshine. But we shouldn't as we were really sloppy and off the pace."
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