Petr Cech insists there is no crisis within the Chelsea team following their disappointing 1-1 draw with Rosenborg.
Keeper rules out any crisis
Petr Cech insists there is no crisis within the Chelsea team following their disappointing 1-1 draw with Rosenborg, in their UEFA Champion's League group stage opener.
The lowest crowd for years was present at Stamford Bridge as disgruntled fans voiced their opinions and booed at the end, as Jose Mourinho's side failed to beat the team expected to be the group's strugglers.
The result did not reflect the fact that Chelsea dominated proceedings with 29 shots on goal but could only put one in the back of the net courtesy of Andrei Shevchenko's 53rd-minute equaliser.
The Norwegian side stunned the hosts as they took the lead in the 24th minute through Miika Koppinen but goalkeeper Cech is adamant that the mood in the dressing room is positive.
Spirit
"The spirit is still there, though now is the time for it to come through. It is easy to play when you win every game each week and score five goals," Cech said.
"It is easy to be part of the team when that is happening. But it is more difficult when things are going against you and you don't have great results.
"That's what is happening now. It is up to us to pick ourselves up. But we still have a belief, a confidence. In our last two games, we were superior to our opponents and created a lot of chances.
"We need that killer instinct. You can't just keep wasting chances. At the moment, we're creating lots. The day will come when we create only one or two and we have to put them away.
"We were unlucky not to score the goals which would have given us victories. Against Rosenborg we had 29 shots, scored once, hit the woodwork, saw them clear the ball off the line."
Set pieces
Conceding goals from set pieces is becoming a major worry for Mourinho.
Koppinen's goal arrived via a free-kick, given away by Claude Makelele, and Cech is keen to see this come to an end.
"We need to stop conceding from free-kicks. By our high standards, we've conceded too many goals this season from set plays and that wasn't the case last time around," the Czech international added.
