Europa League qualification would represent success for Chelsea - for one season and one season only. That's the view of defiant goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, who helped keep Tottenham at bay in Thursday night's memorable 2-0 triumph over Ange Postecoglou's men at Stamford Bridge.
When asked if reaching Europe would represent success, the ambitious 24-year-old Serb said: "I can say that. We played one final against Liverpool and we deserved to win that. "We also played a semi final in the FA Cup. We have a lot of young players and players playing at this level for the first time. We are not happy with that. We want to play in the Champions League, we want to take trophies. That is in the history of this club. But I can say that it’s a success if we play Europa League next year."
After a whirlwind season littered with unpredictable twists, the Chelsea No.1 knows there is simply no margin for error with four matches left to play if the Blues want to achieve their goal. Petrovic added: "We have the chance to take 12 points more. If we do that - and it will be difficult - we will have a good chance to be in Europe next season, Europa League or Conference League. We don’t want to give up. We want to finish the season in a good way." West Ham visit Stamford Bridge today before Chelsea travel to relegation-battling Nottingham Forest next weekend. Mauricio Pochettino's side then face a midweek trip to Brighton before concluding their season at home to Andoni Iraola's high-flying Bournemouth. Much like Pochettino - Petrovic is out to prove he deserves the chance to build upon his debut campaign in west London, despite facing criticism amid huge signs of promise.
He had to wait nearly four months for his first Premier League minutes
Read on m.allfootballapp.com