Chelsea managed to pick up a hard-fought 1-0 win vs Ajax in the Champions League this week and this win means the Blues are now sitting at the top of Group H with six points.
Frank Lampard went to Amsterdam with a relatively young side and everyone believed that even a point out of this match would have been a very good result for the Blues.
But a late strike from substitute Michy Batshuayi was enough to bag all three points which means Chelsea now have one foot in the knockout stages.
And speaking after the match, Cesar Azpilicueta explained the tactic which helped them pin down Ajax away from home.
‘It is a massive result for us,’ the Chelsea captain declared[as reported by Chelsea’s official website].
‘We needed to come here and get points, and we got what we wanted and we had to work until the end.
‘We knew Ajax are a team with a lot of energy, very dynamic. They were playing the ball quick with a lot of rotation. They have dangerous attacking players so we knew we had to be ready and in the beginning, we struggled a little bit to deal with the pressure and to keep the ball, even though we had a couple of good chances, good counters.
‘From that point in the game we were getting the ball quicker and our wingers were very quick to press high up the pitch. They did an amazing job and it was very important the midfielders played with high intensity.
‘We were brave and we are very happy to get a late goal and a very important one from Michy.
‘We are in good form, we are winning games,’
‘It is true we did not start the competition the way we wanted but we knew we were improving as a team and that we had to work hard. It is a long season and we are still in October.
‘Even if we got the three points on Wednesday night there is nothing done, we have to play Ajax at Stamford Bridge, we have three games to play in the group stage and we have to keep working because at the moment we haven’t achieved anything.
‘Now we have three days until we play again, against Burnley. We know what it means to play every three days at the top level, we have to be ready for every single game. We expect a tough game against Burnley and we have to be ready to get the three points.’
