Ronald Koeman has warned his players they will need to be at the top of their game at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and that anything less will not be good enough if they are to get a result.

Speaking to the club's you tube channel ahead of Saturday's game Koeman said.

“For sure we know it’s a difficult opponent,”

“They will look to react after the loss against Porto in the Champions League.

“They will go up in the table because they don’t stay that low for so long. We know what they can bring. We know the qualities of them."

“We have to be good and on a very high level to get a good result."

“We know what we can expect this Saturday. We had two good results last year against them, but we have to play on a higher level than we did against Swansea.

“I think the physical stage and the mental stage of the team is high, and you need that to show.”

“Maybe they have some defensive problems,”

“I think if you look back to last season they were the team with our defenders who had the best defensive record."

“They didn’t receive a lot of goals but this season it’s different. Maybe for that the confidence is not the same. They showed their character last year."

“If you was looking to the Chelsea team you feeling was that it was a winning team. Maybe they are struggling a little bit more this season."

“We know we can have a result if we play on our level because we had two draws against them last year.”

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FrankSaint added 00:26 - Oct 2 Long should play a part. He has done well at Stamford Bridge for the different teams he has played for. His pace and aggression can help expose Chelsea's current vulnerability.
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SaintBrock added 14:28 - Oct 2 We can't start with Long we need the creativity of Tadic & Mane for at least the first half. I'd take a gamble on Jay leading the line rather than Pelle but maybe we need Pelle's mass to counter the two elbow-in-your-face men that Chelsea call CBs?
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