Chelsea number one Petr Cech is hoping that not playing as much international football will help with his elbow problem.
Difficult
Cech admitted he was delighted to have helped Chelsea to victory at Arsenal on Saturday in a game billed as the first real test of their title credentials and of their new, bolder approach.
"We had difficult games so far in the season and we managed to go through really well," he said.
"We want to go step by step, game by game, into the right direction, winning games.
"It was a game where everybody said, 'Okay, this is a real test of how they are doing', and we did well - so it's pleasing."
Captain John Terry also came through his own trial by fire, less than 48 hours after being found guilty of using racist language towards Anton Ferdinand.
Cech said: "All his career, he's shown that to play football is what matters to him. So, he's playing, he's focusing on his game.
"All the other things are unfortunate, but he's on the pitch, he's doing well, and that's why we need him like that."
