Victor Moses hopes EFL Cup goal will revive his Chelsea career
Wednesday 24 August 2016 16:19, UK
Victor Moses hopes his goal in Tuesday's EFL Cup victory over Bristol Rovers will provide the platform to revive his Chelsea career.
Moses was a hit during his maiden season at Stamford Bridge but has since been marginalised, spending loan spells at Liverpool, Stoke and West Ham.
The 25-year-old, a £9m signing from Wigan in 2012, struck the second in a tense 3-2 victory over League One opponents Rovers to score his first goal for Chelsea since 2013 and remains confident he can still make an impact at the club.
"I was excited to get on the scoresheet, it was important for me as well as for the team," Moses said.
"I've always believed in the ability and the talent I've got and I'd like the fans to know there's still a lot to come from me."
After three seasons of being sent out on loan, Moses believes he has an ally in new head coach Antonio Conte and is grateful for a rare start against Rovers.
"We've got a great manager here who gives the lads a chance to express themselves," Moses added.
"I'm pleased to be playing this season and I just want to keep working hard. Every pre-season I feel I've done well and it's just about being given a chance.
"That was the thing that was missing. I've got that with this manager now."
Moses' early-season optimism is shared by Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who celebrated his first appearance of the campaign with a fine display in an unfamiliar advanced role just behind Michy Batshuayi, who he set up for his second goal of the night.
"I did all right and in a position that's still a bit foreign to me, but I gave it my all and I'm kind of satisfied with it," Loftus-Cheek said.
"We were 3-1 up but we made the game more complicated for ourselves. We wanted to come out and kill off the game but that didn't happen so we had to dig in right to the end.
"There is no Champions League this season but we want to win trophies. We can concentrate on the Premier League and the cups as well.
"It's a minus not being in the Champions League but it is a plus in a way that we can focus on these two cups."
