Moises Caicedo believes Chelsea are ‘growing’ as a team and has called on the Blues to build on our strong displays against Tottenham and Manchester City once we return after the international break.
Last Monday’s 4-1 away victory over Spurs was followed by a thrilling 4-4 draw with City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with an injury-time penalty from Cole Palmer against his former side ensuring we claimed a deserved share of the spoils.
Caicedo, a consistent performer in both games, is pleased with the upturn in form and insists it is important that Chelsea continue in this way once we return from the international break.
‘We’re very happy with the performance of the team as Man City are a great side,’ Caicedo said when reflecting on Sunday’s dramatic draw with Pep Guardiola’s Citizens. ‘We gave it our best and it was a good team performance, but of course we would have liked to win the game.
‘However scoring a penalty at the end to draw, it shows good character and I think it has to be considered a good result.
‘We are growing as a team. We are working hard together, we are listening to the coaching staff and I think step by step we are improving every day.
‘We are working very hard to improve as a team and it’s been a good week for us. We had an incredible win at Tottenham and even though we didn’t beat City, we put in a very good performance and showed we can challenge with these teams.
‘We now have the international break but after this, we need to build on these levels of performances and push on from here.’
The Blues were awarded a spot-kick in injury time during Sunday’s draw with City, with Palmer the man entrusted with penalty-taking duties in front of the Matthew Harding Stand.
The summer signing made no mistake from 12 yards, sparking wild celebrations inside Stamford Bridge, with Caicedo left in no mind that the recent England call-up would score because of how well he is playing in Chelsea blue right now.
‘We trust Cole very much,’ added Moises. ‘He’s a very talented player and a very good penalty taker, so we were all very confident when he stepped up.
‘He is showing his best form at the moment and proving just how good a player he is. We are very happy for Cole and very happy he is playing so well for Chelsea.’