The new Blues interim manager has seen his new club play out two
stalemates in succession after being held by Fulham, but is confident
time will change things at Stamford Bridge
The Blues have drawn 0-0 in both matches
since Benitez’s appointment as interim manager last week as replacement
for club legend Roberto Di Matteo, much to the anger of the majority of
the west London club’s supporters.
After Benitez was booed on
Sunday when taking his place in the dugout, there was once again mutiny
in the crowd as supporters sang "we want our Chelsea back" and chanted
Di Matteo’s name as the team’s poor run of form extended to just two
wins from 10 games.
Benitez admitted he was disappointed with the
result but claims he will get the side scoring goals and competing for
trophies by the time his contract expires at the end of the season.
“The
Premier League is a long, long competition,” said the Spaniard. “I
think we can win the league, why not? The main thing is to win games. If
we can win games, we will be up there and we will win competitions.
“The players are quite happy with what we are trying to do
and it will be a question of time. If you don’t have time, you cannot
manage.
“It’s not easy to judge after five training sessions and
two matches. We need time to work on things. Two clean sheets is
something positive but I want to score more goals and be more offensive.
“Everybody
here was disappointed at the end. We have to give credit to Fulham for
working very hard but these are the games we have to win.”
Benitez
refused to criticise £50 million striker Fernando Torres, with whom he
worked so well at Liverpool, and believes he can rebuild the confidence
of his compatriot - and the rest of the squad.
He added: “Now
it’s a question of coming back little by little. The main thing is
keeping a solid team with good shape and then creating chances with the
talent we have up front.
“It’s not a case of Fernando. They
defended with a lot of bodies there and it wasn’t easy for him, Hazard,
Oscar or anyone. You have to give credit to them and think about how we
can improve a little in attack.”
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