A fine start to the campaign saw Christensen dislodge David Luiz in the Chelsea backline, however after giving the ball away for Barcelona's equaliser at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League and a couple of shaky performances against both Manbchester clubs the youngster was forced to turn to a familiar face to English football fans.
Christensen sought out Aston Villa defender John Terry when he visited his former side's training ground earlier this month to ask the veteran for advice on dealing with mistakes.
“I try to keep things inside the club, not bringing anything home with me,” Christensen told 'Eurosport'. “My team-mates have seen all my other performances, so they know that these mistakes aren’t typical for me. I have had a smaller talk with John Terry: he has also experienced setbacks and it is always nice to talk to someone watching it from the outside and to learn that they have experienced the same.
“He told me that it is natural to make mistakes and he tried to put it in perspective for me saying that, if a forward misses a chance, he can make it good again by scoring when he gets the next opportunity. But we can’t change a goal scored against us, so when we make mistakes it is more crucial and it is easy for people to point fingers. I have realised it, looked at it and now I have moved on.
“It has been difficult. You are not doubting yourself, but you might get a bit more cautious in what you do, and that can make things even worse. So it is difficult to move on. I’ve been annoyed at myself, and that is difficult to get rid of – especially when there is a week between the matches, because then you have a whole week to think about it. You just want to move on to the next match so that you can play a match without mistakes. I can’t avoid making mistakes but in some games the mistakes have been decisive, so now I am just waiting for the next games to come, so I can prove that the mistakes aren’t typical for me.”