Chelsea manager Jody Morris has called on his side to improve their defensive performance in Wednesday’s FA Youth Cup Final second leg, after a shaky showing in the first encounter.
The tie is finely poised at 1-1 after Phil Foden cancelled out Ike Ugbo’s opening goal last week at the Academy Stadium.
But Morris has called on his Chelsea squad to work on their defending if they are to keep Manchester City’s array of attacking talent quiet and lift a fourth successive FA Youth Cup.
“Like in most cup competitions, it will be decided by who takes their chances and who out of the top players turn up on the night,” said Morris.
“We have looked very solid defensively in this cup run but when you are coming up against the front three Man City have [Brahim Diaz, Jadon Sancho and Lukas Nmecha], you have to be right at it and fully concentrated.
“If you want to go on and play at the top level, you have to concentrate all the time, even when you are in possession and I felt that is something we did not really do in the first half.”
