Former Real Madrid Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois needs to prolong his former team’s suffering. And, for this, he believes that the Whites want to make a “tactical game and a crazy game” from the opening whistle at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have been 2-0 since Wednesday’s quarter-final first leg. And Courtois said: “Honestly, I don’t perceive how Chelsea fail in the Premier League.
“They have world-class players capable of succeeding, although hopefully on Tuesday the bad run continues. We are obliged to play a lot with the head and the merit that we have at the Bernabéu.
“The team is ready for a tough game in London. Chelsea would possibly be in crisis in terms of problems in the Premier League, but they are still a difficult opponent. “
“There is no simple English rival. Chelsea have a legal responsibility to attack as they are looking for a purpose and maybe that means we can take better care of the stage. “
“We expect a tactical adjustment, a crazy adjustment from the first minute. “
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The winners will face Manchester City in the semi-finals Bayern Munich can overcome a 3-0 deficit in the first leg.
Courtois added: “People are talking about a semi-final between City and Real, but at the moment things are settled. Real Madrid are still in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the score is positive but decisive. “
“Anything can happen in 90 minutes of football and especially against an English club in England. The key to the game will be to have the ball a giant component of time and not let the Blues believe in our zone.
“The longer the game lasts and Chelsea don’t score, the more successful we are. “
Caretaker boss Frank Lampard returned to the Chelsea bench earlier this month after Graham Potter was sacked, but the Stamford Bridge legend has lost all three of his games in charge, most recently in a 2-1 defeat to Brighton this weekend.
But he dismissed the concept that his players had no preference for changing their torrid season, saying: “I think maybe when some players lack confidence, it can be hunger. When you’re missing a meter, you’re just missing a meter. Or when you get the ball and you’re not sure, you take your first touch back.
“It may feel like hunger or lack of passion, but I don’t feel it. I feel the players are hungry to succeed as Chelsea players. “
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