Chelsea seems to have hit the brakes on its downward spiral after claiming back-to-back wins for the primary time since October, however supervisor Graham Potter stated on Friday he is not going to get carried away by latest outcomes.
Chelsea is tenth within the Premier League and was eradicated early in each of England’s knockout cup competitions.
It endured a depressing run of two wins in 15 video games that ended final Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United, which was adopted by a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League on Tuesday.
When requested if the wins had taken a number of the weight off his shoulders, Potter informed reporters: “In some way, yeah.
“I don’t think it’s something I get too bogged down with but it’s always nicer to win. Everything feels better, it feels like you’re taking a step forward,” added Potter, talking forward of Saturday’s go to to Fifteenth-placed Leicester City.
“I’m not getting carried away; it’s two wins. The boys have stuck together through a bad time which is good, but we have to start again against Leicester.”
Chelsea has opted to make use of a 3-4-3 system of their final two video games, however Potter careworn that the formation was not set in stone.
“Even in the two games, we’ve had different back threes…
“At the moment the formation is suiting us quite well, and it’s working. Defensively, we’re up there as one of the best teams in the Premier League.
“So that is something to be positive about. But we have to be balanced and do both sides of the game well. The attacking bit is more difficult than the defending, but consistency always helps.”
On Saturday, Chelsea will come up in opposition to a Leicester aspect that has misplaced its final 4 video games in all competitions and has didn’t register a shot heading in the right direction in its final two league video games.
Leicester has additionally gained solely one in all its final six dwelling league video games in opposition to Chelsea.
Despite the percentages trying to be within the London membership’s favour, Potter urged warning.
“We have to play well. Leicester’s results have been worse than their performances, they’ve been a bit unfortunate. They’re suffering from not the best of starts but have rallied,” Potter stated.
Chelsea can be with out Reece James (sickness), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (again) and N’Golo Kante (hamstring) for Saturday’s recreation, whereas Raheem Sterling’s participation is unsure because of a hamstring situation.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com