Chilwell speaks on game vs West Ham United

Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell in a recent statement has opened up on the Blues game vs West Ham United over the weekend.

Chilwell came into the match as a substitute and went on to score a goal for the Blues, his first in months.

Speaking about the match on Chelsea’s website, Chilwell admitted West Ham were defensively good as their resistance was high for over 75 minutes.

He said: ‘They know how to set up in a mid-to-deep block and defend well, then try to counter.

‘They have good speed up front so they try to use that to their advantage, They made it difficult for us and we found it hard to break them down. The manager is always talking about the substitutions having a positive impact and we’re grateful today that we could do that.

‘The last 20 or 30 minutes had a lot of different emotions – decisions that went our way and decisions not our way, but in the end we’re just happy to get the win.

‘Of course we can play better as a team. We know that but these are the wins that we need to give us that resilience and mental toughness going forward, to know that we can pull through these tough games, get three points and get that winning mentality back among the group.’