Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is seeing some light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to defensive options.
The English coach is not getting the best out of his Blues defenders so far this season, as his team have been leaky at the back.
But Lampard hopes he has found a winning combination in Thiago Silva and Kurt Zouma after their performance in Saturday's 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.
"I am really pleased with the clean sheet for everybody involved," Lampard told reporters.
"Not just the goalkeeper and the back four but the whole team. We didn't give a really dangerous team away from home any chances to score which was great for the focus of the team.
"Yes, Thiago and Kurt looked very good, very composed.
"With Thiago, he has great experience and we saw that. It is still early days in terms of fitness, so let's see how that partnership works but I want to find some sort of stability in the back four, of course, you do.
"It needs some competition and those two showed how well they can do it but that needs to continue."
