Prior to Chelsea’s Champions League match against AC Milan on Tuesday night, Graham Potter addressed the media.
The Blues have gone unbeaten in their last four games since the head coach joined the team, scoring nine goals and allowing just two in all competitions.
Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, and Armando Broja all scored goals as Chelsea defeated Wolves 3-0 in the Premier League before traveling to the San Siro.
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With Potter’s team competing in Group E of the league, Tuesday night’s match will be their fourth in the Champions League this year.
With Milan last week’s crushing victory, they are currently ranked second.
Here is what Chelsea’s head coach said at a news conference prior to their upcoming encounter against the Serie A Champions:
Potter on Winning at the San Siro
“That’s our challenge, that’s what we have to try to do. You’re right, it is an incredible place here and it will be a completely different game.”
“AC Milan will try to use the home advantage as we did last week. It is two good teams, two evenly-matched teams. So it will be a fantastic game and I’m looking forward to it. As I used to say at Brighton, wins are the best way to convince people that your ideas can work and it is only a short time, so I’m not getting carried away.”
“Wins help but it’s about getting to know the players and the process. But we all know – and you guys will remind me – that we need to win as well. So it was a good week, but it was only a week.”
Potter on Improvement and getting ideas across to players
“There hasn’t been so much time on the training pitch but you can still work in other ways. We’ve had the international break as well, so it’s been one of those periods that you have to deal with as best you can.
“It’s about trying to understand the players and getting to know them better, building relationships, prepare the games, analyse the games, and then try to move forward.”
“We’ve had to use meetings, video, we’ve had to communicate, speak, explain, talk. We just to try to understand where the players have been at and how we can help them. As I’ve said before, they are really honest, responsible, I’ve found them really receptive, so it’s a pleasure to work with them.”
Potter on Hakim Ziyech and N’Golo Kante
“Hakim (Ziyech) is ill. N’Golo (Kante) we’re just waiting for the news of that.”
Potter on N’Golo Kante’s injury
“It is certainly not ideal so we will have to wait and see the extent of it and go from there.
“It’s not ideal and it is disappointing for him and for us. We’ll have to see the extent of it and go from there.”
Potter on Thiago Silva
“I’ve been here three or four weeks and I see his qualities. He is an incredible person and player.
“The performance levels he can reach and the amount of respect he has in the game is incredible.”
Thiago Silva’s contract
“The decision is Thiago’s.
“All I can do is help him enjoy his football here, and the rest is for him and the club to think about.”
Potter on Team news
“In terms of team news, everyone is available, apart from the guys that we mentioned.”
“The fact that we could rotate a few has probably helped us in terms of availability for this game.”
“Hopefully a bit of freshness because are going to need that, it is going to be a tough match, a really physically demanding game.”
On Importance of winning
“Wins are the best way to convince people that your ideas can work. It’s only a short time, so I’m not getting carried away at all, but wins help.
“It’s about performance, getting to know the players, the process…
“But at the same time we all know, and you guys (journalists) will remind me, that you need to win as well. It’s been a good week, but it’s only a week.”
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