Leicester were angered by Maresca joining Chelsea, insisting he โjumped shipโ at the first opportunity. There was widespread bemusement than Maresca instructed the club to cancel the USA tour as it would disrupt preparation, only to then spend 2 weeks with Chelsea there.
[JPercyTelegraph]
[JPercyTelegraph]
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Trevoh Chalobah on leaving Chelsea on loan:
โIt was hard. With football, challenges have to come. You canโt separate challenges and success. Iโve been through a lot growing up. I didnโt let it affect me.
Coming in training, doing my own bit. I waiting patiently, didnโt sulk, didnโt feel sorry for myself but just got myself ready and Iโm here.โ
(BBCMOTD)
โIt was hard. With football, challenges have to come. You canโt separate challenges and success. Iโve been through a lot growing up. I didnโt let it affect me.
Coming in training, doing my own bit. I waiting patiently, didnโt sulk, didnโt feel sorry for myself but just got myself ready and Iโm here.โ
(BBCMOTD)
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Enzo Maresca ahead of Leicester City [A] in the Premier League:
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ:
โWe are for sure without just one player this weekend and that is Reece.
โUnfortunately, he felt something this week and we donโt want to take any risks before the weekend.
โItโs a small hamstring issue, a muscle problem and we donโt want to take any risks with him for this weekend. We hope itโs something short-term and nothing more.
โThe rest of the players are okay, some are better than others but some we still have doubts over. We will have to see how we are after todayโs training. This is the first session since the international break, of course.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐:
โThe ones that are going to play [against Leicester] are not going to be 100 per cent because they are human beings. Hopefully we can find the right balance.
โTo be honest, after we played Arsenal I left for one week [on holiday]. So I donโt know the conversations between the club [and England about Colwill and Palmerโs withdrawals] went. With those players, some of them are better, some we will test today. Overall, they are much better.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ:
"First of all, excited and also thankful because it was a fantastic season. I met people that are very difficult to find in football; the owner, his family, they are fantastic human beings. They care for the players, the staff, all of the people who work inside the club.
"It was a fantastic season because I met good people and then in terms of players, it was top. It was a fantastic connection between the players and the staff. This is something you need to create and I will be thankful for all of my life to that squad.
"Most of them, I am still in contact with them so there is still a connection. For me, it was a fantastic season."
(Via chelseafc & bobbyvincent - Football London)
๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ:
โWe are for sure without just one player this weekend and that is Reece.
โUnfortunately, he felt something this week and we donโt want to take any risks before the weekend.
โItโs a small hamstring issue, a muscle problem and we donโt want to take any risks with him for this weekend. We hope itโs something short-term and nothing more.
โThe rest of the players are okay, some are better than others but some we still have doubts over. We will have to see how we are after todayโs training. This is the first session since the international break, of course.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐:
โThe ones that are going to play [against Leicester] are not going to be 100 per cent because they are human beings. Hopefully we can find the right balance.
โTo be honest, after we played Arsenal I left for one week [on holiday]. So I donโt know the conversations between the club [and England about Colwill and Palmerโs withdrawals] went. With those players, some of them are better, some we will test today. Overall, they are much better.โ
๐ ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ:
"First of all, excited and also thankful because it was a fantastic season. I met people that are very difficult to find in football; the owner, his family, they are fantastic human beings. They care for the players, the staff, all of the people who work inside the club.
"It was a fantastic season because I met good people and then in terms of players, it was top. It was a fantastic connection between the players and the staff. This is something you need to create and I will be thankful for all of my life to that squad.
"Most of them, I am still in contact with them so there is still a connection. For me, it was a fantastic season."
(Via chelseafc & bobbyvincent - Football London)
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Leicester City manager Steve Cooper on facing Cole Palmer:
๐ฃ๏ธ "The threat that he can have and the impact that heโs constantly having in games. But thatโs the Premier League. You come up against these teams and these talents week in and week out, really. We have to be aware of it, of course."
๐ฃ๏ธ "The threat that he can have and the impact that heโs constantly having in games. But thatโs the Premier League. You come up against these teams and these talents week in and week out, really. We have to be aware of it, of course."
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โผ๏ธA source close to Nkunku did suggest the forward is not too happy with how things are going right now.
It should be pointed out that the source also insisted that Nkunku has not made any complaints himself to the club.
Chelsea still regard Nkunku as an important member of the squad and with so many matches remaining, believe there are plenty of opportunities for him to make his mark.
Chelsea do not want to sell. It would take an extraordinary offer, perhaps in excess of what they paid for him, to make them think about changing their minds.
~ TheAthleticFC
It should be pointed out that the source also insisted that Nkunku has not made any complaints himself to the club.
Chelsea still regard Nkunku as an important member of the squad and with so many matches remaining, believe there are plenty of opportunities for him to make his mark.
Chelsea do not want to sell. It would take an extraordinary offer, perhaps in excess of what they paid for him, to make them think about changing their minds.
~ TheAthleticFC
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Chelsea
Enzo Maresca ahead of Leicester City [A] in the Premier League: ๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ: โWe are for sure without just one player this weekend and that is Reece. โUnfortunately, he felt something this week and we donโt want to take any risks before the weekend.โฆ
Reece James will have a scan on Saturday to determine how long he is likely to be ruled out for. Chelsea are โdoing everything they can to support himโ as they wait for the final results, which are expected next week.
(MattLaw)
(MattLaw)
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