Levi Colwill believes Chelsea will be successful but they just need to keep working hard and be patient following their defeat to Manchester City last weekend.
The Blues kick started the Enzo Maresca era with a 2-0 defeat to the defending champions and were punished for a couple of defensive errors.
However, there were positive signs that the players are making progress in regards to how the Italian wants them to play and by no means were Chelsea outclassed.
Colwill calls for patience and hard work
The Blues entered the season opener off the back of a mixed pre-season but acquitted themselves well at Stamford Bridge.
Colwill, who is starting just his second season at the club as a senior player partnered Wesley Fofana in the heart of the Chelsea defence in what appears to be Maresca’s preferred partnership at this point.
The pair could have done better on both goals but arguably coped with the threat of City reasonably well which bodes well going forward given how vulnerable the Blues had looked defensively in pre-season.
Following the defeat to City Colwill thought there were plenty of positives to take and the team just need to be patient and keep working hard.
“There’s definitely a lot of positives we can take,” he told Chelsea’s website.
“There were times when we showed how good we are. We had a lot of chances and on another day we take them, and the result would have been different. I’m positive of that. Playing against the champions, the best in the world right now, we held our own at times.
“You could see us gelling at certain points. When we played our football, even against the best team in the world, we broke them down well and created chances, so we are getting there, for sure. We just have to be patient and keep working hard.”
Next up for Colwill and his team-mates is the first leg of the Europa Conference League play-off against Servette on Thursday before a trip to Wolves on Sunday.
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