Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is hoping that the club’s defence can tighten up once again after having a sloppy December, where they conceded six goals in their previous two league games.
The Blues conceded a goal after 13-seconds against Southampton earlier in the month, in a game which they ended up winning comfortably, however, they then conceded three against Sunderland in their 4-3 victory, and then three against Stoke City in their 3-2 defeat.
Speaking ahead of their Champions League clash with Steau Bucharest, Ivanovic admitted that he doesn’t know what has gone wrong, but he is hopeful that The Blues can re-find their impressive defensive skills sooner rather than later.
“As a defender, you’re always worried when you concede a goal,” Ivanovic said.
“It’s always important to not concede a goal and to keep a clean sheet. This, game by game, gives confidence for defenders and gives the stability for the team.
“For us as a defence line we will do everything to not concede a goal and try to do our best.
“In some goals we lost concentration. We conceded a couple of goals from set-pieces as well which is not usual for us.
“We know how strong we are in that part and we just have to get back to normal.
“We change a lot of small things for every game depending on the opponent. All these things have to work perfectly to not concede a goal.”
Chelsea have already conceded more goals in the Premier League this term than in the whole of Mourinho’s first campaign back in 2004/05.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
