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McFarlane: “The bigger the game, the tougher the opponent and the circumstances, the more they seem to raise their level.” 🎥@footballontnt

Calum McFarlane on #Chelsea's win against Leeds: "Relief is the correct word. We were confident going into the game. We had a good three days but you never know. We wanted to shift the momentum; our form hasn't been great." [via @footballontnt]

Calum McFarlane: "We wanted to be really clear with how we wanted to set up and play against Leeds. We knew they'd think we were vulnerable. We wanted to give Robert [Sanchez] the option to go direct because we knew we were in a bit of a vulnerable place. [via @footballontnt]

Calum McFarlane on taking over as interim at #Chelsea: "I did it for a week before, so I kind of knew what I was stepping into. It's easier this time because I have a relationship with the players and I've worked with them for three or four months now. [via @footballontnt]

Callum mcfarlane: “I’ve been a part of the backroom staff, so I had a feel for what they needed psychologically. It's been intense.” [@footballontnt]

Calum McFarlane on Romeo Lavia: "He's been coming back slowly. I've known Romeo for a long time. I worked with him at Manchester City. I know his level, I know his talent. I thought him and Moises Caicedo were fantastic." [via @footballontnt]

Calum McFarlane on playing Manchester City in the FA Cup final: "You can come with a plan, but they're an exceptional side in really good form. It's going to be a massive challenge. We seem to raise our level, we saw that against PSG in the Club World Cup. [via @footballontnt]

McFarlane: “It was important to get the win. It was important to break the momentum and the form we were in. We were confident we would do that today and that changes the feel in the group.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane: “We want to win every game for the fans. It's not worked out in other competitions. We want to win every game, like in any season, but it's not extra motivation.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on Enzo : “It's something we rely on a lot. He's changed position a lot over the last few years. He's such a threat in the box, the higher up you play him, he can cause problems for the opposition.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on Enzo : “He can do a bit of everything but when it gets tough, you can see him driving the group on.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on Enzo : “I said that to him at the end, he likes scoring at the back post for me and he just laughed. He's done that all season. He's a winner, he's got so much talent, so much fight, he's massive for the group”. ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on player better than the game against Brighton: “In all honesty, we haven't even looked at the Brighton performance. We have solely focused on Leeds.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on Sánchez going down : “I used it as an opportunity to talk to the players and get the information out there that we needed.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on message to the players right now: “We spoke before the game, in the lead up to the game, we have five games, potentially six if we beat Leeds, it's tough in this moment but one moment, one result and one performance can change that.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on his journey : “It felt normal. You don't have time to think about it, you just need to make sure your team's performance is good. Maybe at the end of the season, the reality will hit but it all happens so fast.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on Tosin: “You make decisions as a manager and I thought Tosin was exceptional today.” ~@BobbyVincentFL

McFarlane on starting Tosin: “It's a really good question, it was one of the most difficult decisions because Jorrel Hato has probably been our best player over the last five or six games. But I went with Tosin, they are a physical team. ~@BobbyVincentFL

ENZO MOTM.

Palmer and Pedro with the arriving Chelsea squad. [@BerenCross]