Chelsea supervisor Graham Potter praised defender Kalidou Koulibaly after their 1-0 league win over Leeds United on Saturday.

The London giants received again on profitable methods after six video games by defeating the Whites at Stamford Bridge, nevertheless it wasn’t fairly as clear as they held on to a slim 1-0 lead.

Wesley Fofana scored the profitable objective within the 53rd minute of the competitors, however Potter was notably impressed with the way in which Coulibaly introduced himself within the coronary heart of the Chelsea defence.

The Senegalese star had a rocky begin to the Premier League season however has proven indicators of returning to type in current matches. Towards Leeds, he was good at centre-back.

The previous Napoli participant was a strong presence in the course of the three defenders and talking after the match, Potter stated he was “actually happy” with the defender’s efficiency.

Inform Chelsea’s official website“With Kalidou, typically it is not simple to go down and hit the bottom, it is not that simple. There’s been a variety of change and transition right here, however he is an important man, he desires the crew to do properly.

“He cares and I felt he helped Wesley and helped Benoit [Badiashile]Younger gamers, exhibiting management and tranquility that was vital to us. So I am actually completely happy for him.”

in keeping with sofscoreCoulibaly scored 88 touches in yesterday’s win and accomplished 97 p.c of his passes. He gained 4 tackles, three tackles, and blocked three pictures.

The 31-year-old produced a stable efficiency within the absence of Thiago Silva by means of damage and shall be hoping to repeat the efficiency in opposition to Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League.

Chelsea trailed 1-0 on combination after the primary leg of their final 16 matches. They’ve the house benefit going into the second leg and have an enormous activity in defeating the in-form German membership.

If the London giants are unable to annul the tie, there could possibly be critical query marks over Potter’s future because the membership could not play Champions League soccer subsequent season.