Speaking ahead of our Women's Champions League clash with Roma at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, Bright was philosophical about our recent form.

The Blues drew against Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona during November, and lost to Everton on Sunday in the Women's Super League. Yet the experienced Bright was calm about disappointing recent results and backed her side to bounce back quickly.

'We know the qualities that we have,' said the defender. 'But we're all human, the games are getting harder and harder, and I think sometimes you have to give the opposition a little bit more credit than they probably get. Teams are getting better, and it's hard to score. It's harder than it was to keep clean sheets and to win.

'It's not always necessarily about the top teams dropping points. It’s giving the credit to the opposition where it's deserved, and that is just the beauty of the game.

'I think it's credit to the women's game and the WSL. The gaps are getting closer and closer, and for us, obviously, we never go into any game with the mentality to get anything other than three points and a good performance, but it happens, it's part of football.

'For us, it's not, it's not a crisis. We just go back out there, we get training again. We keep the morale high, we stick together, and we bounce back.'

Chelsea face Roma for the first time in competitive action on Wednesday, and from what head coach Sonia Bompastor and her team have observed, the Giallorosse approach their matches in a different way to other sides they have faced.

Luca Rossettini's team have already faced difficult opposition and lost to Real Madrid and Barcelona in their first two matches of the league phase of the competition. They have since earned just one point, but Bright knows that they won't be easily turned over at Stamford Bridge.

'I think Roma play a different style to maybe what we're used to, but that is the exciting thing with Champions League and playing this format,' the skipper continued. 'You get to play different teams, with different styles, and different players.

'As a group, we're prepared for any opponent that we face, and we'll be ready for them, but I think the important thing is not to underestimate them.

'I know everyone likes to look at the league format and where people sit, but I think, as we've learned in the WSL, it is sometimes irrelevant, and sometimes the performances don't reflect the results. Roma are not a team we will be taking lightly.'

Bright was named on the bench for our last two matches against Barcelona and Everton. While she was disappointed not to start in those games, she explained that the quality in Chelsea's squad means that no player has a guaranteed spot in the starting XI, and that rotation is a key part of success when competing on four separate fronts.

'No one's going to enjoy spectating,' she said. 'It's not where you want to be as a player, and I wouldn't expect anything else from any other player. You want to play, you're at one of the best clubs in the world. No individual sets out to sit on the bench. I don't know any player who has that mentality, to be honest, in any sport.

'But it's a team sport, and I think we have a very big squad with a lot of talent, a lot of depth, and everyone's fighting for their position.

'I’m no different from any other individual. To win everything, it's going to take everyone to stay together and do their part for the team.'