Slav: “We will have our strongest possible team”
Slav told the media “It’s a tough game against Chelsea in a London derby so it’s a big occasion, for sure. I can only repeat what I’ve said before, is that all we can do is try to play good football and win games, and that’s what we’ll try.We have seven points from three games in the league, so the confidence is back now. We have to continue in this way. Chelsea changed system and they have had some good wins and performances. They are very positive now and playing good football. They are one of the candidates to win the league and they have quality in all parts of the pitch. They’re big opponents. All managers are different. Some sit there and watch the game and some are like they’re playing. You have to be yourself. Conte coaches from the touchline and all that and he’s very aggressive in a good way, coaching his team”
“I said after the Sunderland game that we would have our strongest possible team. We will see at training today before we decide. It’s a one-off London derby cup game. 5 or 10 years ago clubs weren’t so keen on this cup but now it’s important.It is a very interesting competition for us. If we go through, it’s already the quarter-finals. Big teams are playing each other. If you go through, because some big teams will have left, you may have an easier game and then you’re nearly there. It’s not Wednesday-Saturday, we play Everton on Sunday. So we are going to play a very strong team and try and get through.