Pedro Neto says Chelsea have the fitting mindset to win trophies after they booked their place within the EFL Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win over Cardiff Metropolis.
Neto and Alejandro Garnacho, who netted a double, got here off the bench to safe the victory for Chelsea, who had been pegged again by David Turnbull’s header after the Argentinian had opened the scoring.
Chelsea have progressed from their final 19 EFL Cup ties towards sides from a decrease division, registering their sixth straight win over Cardiff within the course of.
Nonetheless, it was removed from snug. Enzo Maresca made 11 modifications to his line-up from Saturday’s win over Everton, and Chelsea struggled to get a foothold within the first half.
The half-time introductions of Garnacho and Joao Pedro flipped the sport, with Neto additionally having an nearly rapid affect.
And he praised Chelsea’s resilience as they booked their place in a 3rd semi-final underneath Maresca, with the Blues hoping to win their first home trophy because the 2018 FA Cup.
“It’s actually essential. The supervisor stated within the final 18 months, that is the third semi-final we had, so we’re actually proud of that,” Neto instructed Sky Sports activities.
“We acquired the win, so we’re already on the lookout for the following sport. Typically we have been underneath management, however typically it’s the small particulars that make the distinction.
“Possibly we misplaced a little bit of focus as a result of we had loads of corners within the time within the sport, and the primary time they went up after the corners, they rating. So, it was a little bit of an absence of focus, however in the long run, we may undergo, so we’re actually comfortable.
“It was the focus. It was the desire of profitable this sport. We wished to win quite a bit this sport. Then we had guys on the pitch who may make the distinction, and Garna [Garnacho] helped us quite a bit as properly with two targets.
“We’re Chelsea, we wish to win trophies. Our mindset is to win all of the video games.”
Cardiff competed properly with Chelsea, and within the first half had extra photographs (six to the Blues’ 5), although they struggled to match their guests after the break.
Turnbull’s purpose got here towards the run of play, although he nearly grabbed a second, sending a looping effort onto the roof of the online earlier than Garnacho scored Chelsea’s third purpose.
“It was evident the gamers gave every little thing for the membership, and it was an unimaginable ambiance and a memorable evening,” Cardiff boss Brian Barry-Murphy instructed Sky Sports activities.
“I assume it’s the hope that kills you once we scored the purpose by way of David Turnbull, in all probability all acquired carried away, myself included, attempting to get that second purpose.
“I couldn’t be prouder of the gamers. The best way they performed the sport from the primary minutes, precisely within the identification we would like from this membership, and the supporters actually experience that and acquired behind us.”
