Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists today's clash with Manchester United is not decisive to their season plans.
Tuchel knows that it is his job to block out those opinions and ignore the weekly verdicts on his team's performance, focusing on the big picture and overall development rather than individual matches.
"The point is not to get too affected, also in moments where you have good results, and to keep your feet on the ground," he said. "This is the big challenge because we know very well that we get judged on results. If you play in the FA Cup, the Premier League and the Champions League in the same moment you get judged every three days.
"This is how it is and this is not always easy and not always justified, this judgement, but that's the way it is. For me personally, the point is to not get affected by that and to know what we are doing and to know how we live together and work together every day at Cobham.
"This is about more than just the 22 players, the goalkeepers and the staff. There are almost 100 people here doing everything so that we can win every three days. To be part of this club and to be part of Cobham, of this structure, this is the goal. To do my best to keep a good atmosphere flowing and to keep a good energy and to keep everybody pushing to their limits and to be myself in a good mood and a positive inspiration for people.
"This is the target and then hopefully you see it, not in every match, but in the majority of the matches, and that leads to results. That is the ideal world that we work for and then I am ready to be judged on that, but I know that outside I will be judged for every substitution, for every line-up before the match, after the match. This is how it is and this is the big thing around football, but hopefully I don't let myself be affected too much by it."
