Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted his delight at his team's display against Manchester City on Sunday.
The Stamford Bridge club earned a Premier League point at home against the champions.
Despite being unable to grab the win, Pochettino was so pleased at how his side went toe to toe with City all game.
He stated post-game: Yes, very, very proud. I think. So happy, the players deserve credit because this performance, this evening was amazing. You face a team that for for me is the best team in the world and yes too many circumstances that happen during the game that make me very proud because in the way that we manage the game was was really good.
Of course, always things to improve but it is the process when you want to build a journey, want to build a project from zero. I think this type of thing, very good to, you know, and this type of experience also games will improve our players and team a lot but now we need to use and to translate In the future."
On struggling against lower blocks, he added: It's fine because you saw the circumstance. I cannot go back and explain every single game and to the beginning also, different circumstances of the team. Look, that is a process with time but I think... I don't know... Now I'm focused and so tired after Monday and Sunday. I don't want to be wrong when you assess the past. If I go back, of course very disappointed but it is a process, we are a young team and you feel the pressure to win.
And then you are Chelsea and sometimes with a team that the approach is completely different to the teams that use you told to us. I've seen, it's not easy. But that I think this type of performance, that are going to build the belief and and the confidence also and to patience when the approach of the game's is like Brentford or Nottingham Forest or even Aston Villa. I remember at 0-0 we were attacking, we create chances and then they counterattack because we lose Malo Gusto, who was sent off.
I think today we deserve much, to be in the top six, the top four, I don't know because of our performance but sometimes happens with this young team. Sometimes you concede or you don't have the patience to build and to score not from the beginning, you can score at the end and win the games and that happens.
But I think we show that we have quality, show that we have good ideas. in how we approach the game and the belief and the mentality, but of course, I was talking with your colleague before, we are a coaching staff, we arrived at Southampton and to Tottenham and now to Chelsea. I think we have experience and I think you know us in the way that we want to play and to develop the ideas.
I think this type of game happens because you face a team like City, but in front was Chelsea that wanted to win, wanted to be the protagonist and I think, you know, happened, what happened after that's everyone is so proud to be involved and to see in the world a game like today. Why the Premier League is the best game in the world."
