Despite the recent surge in form that has placed Chelsea just outside the top four on goal difference, the squad is remaining grounded. Alonso has been careful to manage expectations, a message that Rogers and his teammates have fully embraced as the campaign progresses. The focus remains on internal development and constant improvement on the training ground rather than fixating on the Premier League table during these early stages of the football season.
“As the manager said, and he’s been saying all week, which is a good one which I’m going to use now: “We can finish bottom or we can finish first”. There’s not been enough games to determine where we can finish and what we can do, and that’s how we’re taking it. We want to improve ourselves and look at ourselves, which we will do, but we’re not looking up and not looking down. We’re just looking at ourselves, at how we can improve and get better,” Rogers concluded.