Suddenly the sun is shining after the storm clouds seemed to be gathering. Three wins in a row is obviously a relief for everyone involved, but happily it is a bit more than just wins, it has been the improvement in performances that is the most positive aspect.

The wins against Borussia Dortmund and Leeds were both deserved but against Leicester away from home, there was maybe something else added on top. You could feel those moments of real on-field confidence, moments that grow when you get into the winning habit. Players were trying things and doing things with the ball they just wouldn’t attempt when there is too much tension.

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The classic example was the beautiful scoop pass by Enzo to Kai Havertz for the second goal. You have to be in a special place, you have to be in ‘the zone’, a place where you are comfortable and confident, to be able to see the type of pass that Enzo spotted and then have the ability to pull it off.

As a laugh, when I first saw it, I said to my wife, ‘That’s so good, it reminds me of me.’ As she looked towards the sky with an ill-disguised look of nausea, but she accepted that it was indeed a skill I quite liked doing in my career.

Of course, I was being silly and not at all serious, but when you add in the delicious, calm, sublime finish by Kai Havertz after the scoop, it is already one of my favourite goals of the season. A couple of weeks ago Kai might have strayed a couple of centimetres offside, or his casual hook over the keeper would have hit the woodwork - as it did against Fulham from a similar lob - instead of dropping delightfully in the net a few inches below it. That is the difference when you aren’t forcing it but just playing naturally and with total self-belief.

Top technique

A few weeks ago Manchester United collapsed against Liverpool losing 7-0. United were awful in that second half but it was the confidence of Liverpool players when they were on a roll that stuck out for me. Players can try anything when it is going well and it seems to come off easily every time.

Even our first goal at the weekend was from a situation when most players wouldn’t have taken the chance, or have been able to get it just right. As the ball dropped out of the sky, from so high it probably had snow on it, 99 per cent of players would have taken a touch to control it and then assessed the situation.

Ben Chilwell was oozing with confidence however and looked totally at ease when instead he decided to volley it at goal from such an acute angle. Okay, so maybe he knows the angles well at the King Power Stadium having spent a bit of time there, but only a player brimming with belief - and with maybe just a little revenge on his mind – would lash one in from there.

The technique from Chilly was 9.5/10. Is that a harsh judgement, why not a 10/10? Well quite simply, that is because I would then have to go all Spinal Tap and give Mateo Kovacic 11/10 for the technique in his strike.

It is the sort of finish that any player up to the level of Lionel Messi would be utterly proud of, and not just having the ability to do it, but having the imagination to get your body into the right position and then manufacturing the power from the scissor-kick.

What we are also seeing now is an increase in the understanding between more of the players. It usually takes time, but there is certainly a spark between Joao Felix and Enzo every time they have played together, but others will slot in too. Enzo is now ‘getting’ the movements that Kai Havertz makes off the ball. In time, I have no doubt that Mykhailo Mudryk and others will develop fabulous understandings with those around them and so the team should slowly but surely knit together, maybe into something very special indeed.

There should be a little more consideration of Kai and his impact on the team right now. He has always been an elegant, talented player and of course, his movement particularly when coming from deep has never been in question, but learning the role of an out-and-out number nine is, as they say, different gravy. The last few games he has glided from nine, to false nine, to slightly wider throughout the matches and it has not only suited him better but it has confused the opposition.

He is back to the top of his game but even so, when you are being asked to play centre-forward then you want to be top scorer as well and now he is for the season. That in itself will add to that chest being puffed out just a little bit more, which is no bad thing.

Pat on the backs

In the middle of us celebrating scoring goals and winning matches, the back line can’t be ignored. Those last three games (that is more than four-and-a-half hours of football) have yielded only one goal against, and that was the screamer from Leicester at the weekend. That is impressive enough but this has been done without Thiago Silva, following his injury against Spurs.

Our defence has been pretty solid this season. In fact high-flying Arsenal and Man City are both only one goal better off in that area, and alongside Newcastle they are the only three teams to have shipped fewer Premier League goals than us so far.

So along with Kepa, the defenders should take a bow and I couldn’t be more happy for one of them in particular and that is Marc Cucurella.

You need a lot of things to be a good footballer, the technique and vision mentioned above being among the most important. You also must have a very strong character to get through difficult times. Marc has shown that he excels in this area. He is a very good footballer and hopefully Chelsea fans will get the opportunity to see that more often from here on in now that he has settled.