Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was relieved after their 1-0 defeat of West Ham on Sunday.
Christian Pulisic struck a 90th minute winner for the hosts, with Craig Dawson seeing red for West Ham.
Tuchel said, "It seemed a bit stuck. But we knew it. It can feel like this against West Ham who defend with a lot of bodies and discipline. We have to wait for the moments. We had some accelerations with Mason from midfield but nobody was joining. It felt stuck. We controlled it but could not find spaces. It was also not the moment to take every risk after our recent results. We wanted to control their counter attacks. The red card maybe opened more space to allow the late answer."
On Jorginho's failed penalty, he said: "It works for us normally to 100%. It was never necessary to change. It can happen. Hopefully it is an unusual thing. He is disappointed but happy we could turn it around."
On Pulisic, Tuchel continued: "I am happy for him. I told him he had good impact. Romelu was involved with the penalty. Hakim was dangerous and Puli got the goal. He lacked confidence in recent matches.
"It feels like a giant step. We have some games in hand. It was necessary and I am glad. The atmosphere is like this in the dressing room. We also deserved a bit of luck after the last results and how they were created here in our stadium. A big game now coming in Manchester. A good feeling with a late win. It lifts everybody's mood."
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