Liam Rosenior has revealed he really liked Chelsea’s body language and the fact they kept going in the win against Pafos.
The Blues moved into the top eight of the Champions League with a 1-0 win against their Cypriot counterparts in a match which won’t live long in the memory.
Moises Caicedo headed home the only goal of the game 13 minutes from time, but Chelsea will have to play much better if they are going to beat Napoli next week.
Liam Rosenior on Chelsea’s performance against Pafos
Rosenior made changes to the side from the win against Brentford, with Reece James starting in midfield and Liam Delap leading the line.
Filip Jorgensen started in goal, whilst Benoit Badiashile, Malo Gusto and Jorrel Hato came into the back line, and Chelsea were able to record back to back clean sheets.
Chelsea weren’t tested much defensively, whilst Pafos sat deep and made it very difficult for Chelsea to break them down.
Moises Caicedo dominates midfield for the Blues.
Caicedo scored the only goal of the game against Pafos. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
The introduction of Estevao made a difference at half time, and his directness was a real lift, and something which hadn’t been seen from Pedro Neto or Alejandro Garnacho in the first half.
It was far from the best spectacle, but Rosenior stated after the game there were a few things he really liked about the performance.
“What I liked about the team today was the body language, they kept going,” he told TNT Sports.
“The body language didn’t change, the energy in the team, the counter pressing, the press was really, really good.”
Chelsea face tough Napoli test
The win moved Chelsea into the top eight of the Champions League, but they know if they are to have any chance of avoiding a play-off they must beat Napoli next week.
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Liam Rosenior applauds the Chelsea fans.
Fabrizio Romano speaking on his Youtube channel.
Liam Rosenior speaks on Chelsea TV.
The Blues travel to Naples on Wednesday to take on a Napoli side who have to win just to remain in the competition.
Chelsea have already travelled to Italy this season where they lost 2-1 to Atalanta, and know they have their work cut out against a very good side.