Di Matteo wants right balance
Chelsea boss is looking to sort out the Blues' defensive frailties after a fortunate victory over Reading thanks to an 'offside' goal from Torres
Roberto di Matteo admitted his Chelsea side remain a work in progress after they needed a controversial Fernando Torres goal to secure victory over newly promoted Reading.
Di Matteo was once again impressed by the performance of Eden Hazard - signed this summer for £32 million (HK$392 million) from Lille.
And he believes the Belgian is already striking up an effective partnership with fellow playmaker Juan Mata after just two games of the new Premier League season. Hazard provided two more assists in the 4-2 defeat of Reading to add to the two he provided at Wigan.
That has helped the Blues claim maximum points from their opening two games - but the way they allowed Reading back into the game highlighted the defensive work that still needed to be done as Di Matteo attempts to introduce Hazard, Oscar and Marko Marin into his side.
The Chelsea manager said: "The balance was always going to be the key. It's all great and everyone wants to see a lot of flair play, but to win games you need a good balance to it. That's going to be the challenge.
"I would like to think we are defensively quite good. We had a clean sheet on the first day.