Chelsea 14/15

"One thing is that I don't think it's possible (to go unbeaten)."

"The other thing is we are not playing for that. We don't focus on that. We don't. Because, if you play for that, if that is one objective, maybe you draw so many matches, you don't take risks to try and win matches."

"You are happy just to be undefeated. If you get 10 draws, you get 10 points. If you win five and lose five, you make 15 points. I'd prefer 15 points and lose matches than 10 points and be undefeated."

"If tomorrow we have a 0-0 with 20 minutes to go, we are not going to play for the 0-0 to be undefeated after 21 matches. No way. We are going to play matches to win. Sometimes, we will lose."

"We have to play, we have to win matches and must get points."

"That's what we're doing. We don't promise anything. We don't put ourselves in that position, of being arrogant to say we are going to win. We don't do that."

"All we say is we're playing very well, we are getting results, we believe in ourselves, we are very happy with what we're doing."

"The measure of success in football is made by the trophies you win. We have to try to transform the quality of our work and performances into cups."

"Normally, the best team and best squad wins a league championship. But you cannot choose to try to win this competition or that one."

"We try to improve the team, try and have the best possible team playing the best possible football, adapted to different situations, and after that let's see what is possible to win."

"When they need a rest, they are able to answer."

"December is a difficult month and it's almost impossible for players to play every game this month - certainly later in the month I have to change some players."

"Of course, Diego Costa is already rested and now Nemanja Matic is suspended for one game so he will be rested."

CHELSEA BY NUMBERS

Our last defeat was 24 games ago when we lost to Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge in April.

Chelsea remain the only unbeaten team in all four divisions this season.

The Blues are six points up on the corresponding league fixtures from last season.

We have gained nine points from losing positions this season.

Seven players have started every Premier League game for Chelsea this season.

Our last away defeat in the Barclays Premier League was at Selhurst Park in March. Since then we have won seven games - at Swansea, Liverpool twice, Cardiff, Burnley, Everton and Crystal Palace, and drawn at Manchester City, Manchester United and Sunderland.

“Yes. Better than anyone else. And of course I will back them to bounce back. We are top of the league.”

“For people like me who have been in football for so long you have to accept this anomaly. To come here and be better than our opponents and lose, that is football.”

“Nobody has done better than us. Everyone would like to be in our position. So we are more than fine. We are better than anybody else.”

“I don’t say my team is the best, I say my team is top of the league and at this moment nobody has the same points we have.”

“Because of that at the moment we’re the best team in the Premier League.”

“The players are not jumping with happiness but they are accepting the defeat as part of the game. They tried everything, were unlucky and are not happy with that, but that is football.”

"We have so many matches to play in December. One of the few teams that also plays in the Capital One Cup in this moment. Other teams involved in the Champions League - only Liverpool are involved."

"[Tomorrow's] game gives us the chance to rest these three players."

"Step by step, match after match - we try to give them new periods to breathe so they can face the second part of this December month. Diego Costa starts tomorrow."

“It’s important to go on another run because at the end of the season we want to be top of the league. You see how close City at this moment are to us. Even with that unbeaten run.”

“We think about that. How hard we worked to go on that unbeaten run and how well everyone spoke about we were playing yet we’re three points in front with many games to go.”

"That’s why when the manager was playing down the unbeaten thing. It’s so hard.”

“Everyone realises when you’re in the league it’s so hard to do that. It’s unbelievably hard to go through a season without losing a game.”

“But we believe we can go on another run because we’re playing well and we look good. We’ve lost one game this season. Of course the belief is there.”

"We are in the period of the year where we need to only count the wins and the points."

"You know if the game is open then you can play beautifully, how you want to, but also when you're not playing at the top level you need to win the points."

"Our next games are against physical teams and we'll need more power to win them. We know that the games that are coming up for us will be very tough."

"We can win on Monday. But it will be difficult. We don’t chose competitions, the next match is the most important thing."

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