Chelsea were back to winning ways in the Premier League on Monday night when they defeated Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage.
Mykhailo Mudryk put the Blues in the lead after 18 minutes with his first goal for the club, before Armando Broja extended the lead within a minute in his first start since injuring his ACL in December.
The win over Fulham ended Chelsea’s run of three Premier League games without a goal. It was also on the back of a 1-0 EFL Cup win against Brighton last week.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino said after the match that their patience will pay dividends.
“The difference (tonight) is the result,” said the manager. “The performance was really good. First half I think we played really well, second half we controlled the game.
“I’m pleased for Mudryk, and for Armando. For Misha, because he has scored his first goal in the Premier League, and then for Armando, after a long period out, he’s scored again. The competition is really good for the team.
“It’s about maturity, adaptation. We need to understand that young people need time, need to settle. Massive change for him when he arrived here. I think when you arrive in a team, it’s not easy to settle because there were too many young players that arrived in a team (that) was not solid.
“They need to add something to the team, to build something important. Always, it’s difficult, but it’s about time and to have patience, to trust these guys and these young, talented players, and to build their confidence.
“It’s a massive job. It’s step-by-step. Sometimes people lack patience, but for us it’s about being patient. Even when we were losing and when we didn’t win from the beginning of the season, we were calm and kept the belief.
“Now that we’ve won two games in a few days it’s (still) important to stay calm.”
Chelsea’s next match is against Burnley in the Premier League this weekend.
They currently sit 11th in the standings with 8 points from 7 games.
