The Seasiders are up against Chelsea on Monday night with Holloway's men battling to stay out of the relegation zone and the champions battling to keep hold of their crown. Holloway's men were written off by the majority of pundits before the seasons started after their promotion via the play-offs, but they have upset the established elite with a series of swashbuckling performances. And their outspoken boss will not alter his approach even though they will be facing a Chelsea forward line boasting the talents of Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres and Nicolas Anelka. Holloway, writing in The Independent on Sunday, said: "What I won't do - refuse to do - is sit back and try for a draw. That is the main thing we have added to the Premier League this year: we try to get three points. It's made it the most exciting season in years and we deserve a bit of credit for that. "The promoted teams (us, West Brom, Newcastle) have played the same as we did in the Championship. Whether it will be enough to keep us all up, who knows? But we've won some games other clubs wouldn't have last season, because they'd have tried to defend their way to a 0-0. "The pressure to stay in the division is so great that I understand why managers might get negative and try to grind results out, but it's not for me. "I'm not saying we are totally gung-ho. You have to try to get the balance between attack and defence right. Even a well-organised unit that has been working together for months might not be good enough to stop Didier Drogba, so let's try to hurt them the other way." Holloway will be without key duo Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell through suspension on Monday evening, but sees their absence as an opportunity for other members of his squad to step up to the plate. He added: "Everyone seems obsessed by the fact that we'll be missing them and, fair enough, it doesn't help us. But I am not worried about it. It is a fantastic opportunity for whoever steps in and I am focusing on coming up with the right blend without them to try to unlock the Chelsea defence. "Player for player, Chelsea are much better than us. So for a manager it becomes a case of "how can we beat them?" and call me stupid but I love a challenge like that. "I anticipate them having the ball more than us, so we need to be patient and, when we do get it, hurt them on the break. That is unusual coming from a manager whose team is at home but it is the only way."
