Cesc Fàbregas has admitted that Antonio Conte’s rotation system will prove to be crucial going into the busy festive period, and he says his teammates must all buy into the situation.
Antonio Rüdiger’s header shortly before the hour mark gave the Blues’ a narrow victory against struggling Swansea on Wednesday night, with Conte having made four changes to his starting line-up.
Cesar Azpilicueta’s run of 74 consecutive Premier League starts was brought to an end by Conte, who also switched out Eden Hazard, Tiémoué Bakayoko and Danny Drinkwater from the line-up at Anfield last Saturday.
Fàbregas started and played the entirety of the game against the Swans, having only been used as a substitute against the Reds’ at the weekend, and he explained that there are positives to using a rotation system, and that his teammates must accept it.
Talking to the London Evening Standard, Fàbregas said;
We have to cope with the situation. No one can play every three days even if we want to. If you keep playing, you will keep carrying knocks so it is good to have a break sometimes and come back fresher.
To know that the team is performing and winning without Eden really being involved is very good. We started the season without him and he didn’t start against Swansea because he is the best player [and needed a rest].
Beating Swansea has kept the momentum going. In this period of the year it is just important to keep getting the three points. I think it is important for everyone in the team, especially the manager, to know that he can make a few alterations to the line-up and the team can still perform and get the win.
It is crucial for him and the team to see that we can trust anyone. In this case it’s a double victory because everyone is hungry to win, to play and to make it difficult for the manager.
Chelsea’s victory extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six matches, however they are still some 11 points adrift of league frontrunners Manchester City, who are still yet to lose a game in the league.
Chelsea will host Newcastle at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, and Fàbregas admits that while it looks like it could be Manchester City’s year, it is still early in the season. He said;
Obviously when you’re in the kind of form City are in, that whatever you do, you score one, two, three, four late winners, sometimes this shows you it could be your year.
It happened to us when I first came to the club a few years ago [when Chelsea won the title in 2014-15] and we were winning games at the end. That shows that it’s your year and everything is happening for you. But at the same time this is not happening in March, it is late November so it’s still early.
Let’s see what happens. They are doing well but we have to keep an eye on the top and get closer and closer. We wish that they will drop points and you keep them in mind. Obviously they are at the top and we want to be at the top. We have to keep doing what we are doing, winning and winning.
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Published On | November 30, 2017 |
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