🚨 Gittens: “We want to win everything - that is our ambition; to win the Premier League, the FA Cup and win anything that we're in.
“Bringing in a player like Morgan will hopefully raise the bar to win titles”
“I feel 92% fitness wise, In these pre-season games I will keep going, keep pushing myself, put more minutes in my legs." (BobbyVincentFL)
“Bringing in a player like Morgan will hopefully raise the bar to win titles”
“I feel 92% fitness wise, In these pre-season games I will keep going, keep pushing myself, put more minutes in my legs." (BobbyVincentFL)
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🗣️🇦🇺 Levi Colwill ahead of Chelsea’s first pre-season game against Western Sydney Wanderers:
💪 “I’m ready to go.
“I think having a tiny taste [of match action] at the end of last season really gave me that extra motivation to come back to pre-season with that fire in my belly. I’m ready to go again now and push on from here.
“It was a really difficult time for me, with the injury. It happened on the first day of pre-season last year, and it was really tough to get my head around. I’m a strong believer that everything happens for a reason, so I just tried to take it in my stride and work my hardest to get back.
“Thankfully I’m back now, and I feel like I’m a stronger person mentally and physically, and I feel like I’m a better person for it.”
🤝 𝐎𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐗𝐚𝐛𝐢 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨:
“It’s an honour to play under a manager like him.
“He’s been so good so far and the training sessions have been really enjoyable. He wants us to play, be brave on the ball as a team and that’s what I want to do even as a defender.
“He wants us to express ourselves and have the freedom to play passes and show off your qualities on the ball, which is perfect for me as I like to create attacks and show off my passing range, which he allows me to do.
“Hopefully we can show that in the game tomorrow, which we are all really looking forward to.”
(Via Chelsea FC)
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #LeviColwill #Colwill
💪 “I’m ready to go.
“I think having a tiny taste [of match action] at the end of last season really gave me that extra motivation to come back to pre-season with that fire in my belly. I’m ready to go again now and push on from here.
“It was a really difficult time for me, with the injury. It happened on the first day of pre-season last year, and it was really tough to get my head around. I’m a strong believer that everything happens for a reason, so I just tried to take it in my stride and work my hardest to get back.
“Thankfully I’m back now, and I feel like I’m a stronger person mentally and physically, and I feel like I’m a better person for it.”
🤝 𝐎𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐗𝐚𝐛𝐢 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨:
“It’s an honour to play under a manager like him.
“He’s been so good so far and the training sessions have been really enjoyable. He wants us to play, be brave on the ball as a team and that’s what I want to do even as a defender.
“He wants us to express ourselves and have the freedom to play passes and show off your qualities on the ball, which is perfect for me as I like to create attacks and show off my passing range, which he allows me to do.
“Hopefully we can show that in the game tomorrow, which we are all really looking forward to.”
(Via Chelsea FC)
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #LeviColwill #Colwill
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🗣️🇦🇺 Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s first pre-season game against Western Sydney Wanderers:
💪 “We want to build a competitive team. We are in that process. We have great quality, great talent, and we need to know what it takes to compete in the Premier League. We want a squad with the right balance between quality and mentality. Those things need to match in terms of maturity stage, where you are in your career, the moment that this point is coming for each player, the hunger, the desire, the commitment. But I think that we are starting in a new season with good energy. That’s important.”
🤔 On whether he wants a slimmer squad:
“We need to know that probably there will still be some movements. We need to be flexible and quick to act. The main thing is that we have a clear idea, a clear plan that we have built.“
🔢 On whether there is a number in mind for how many players Alonso needs in the squad:
“Not too long, not too short, what is the number? I can’t give you that number. But for sure, we need to have options because you know that we could be unlucky with injuries so we need to prepare for that. We can have different circumstances. We need to manage minutes. We have two cups as well, so we need to fight for them as hard as in the Premier League.“
🧤 On his number one goalkeeper:
“All the positions. Everything is open. The competition within the squad is positive and I like that.”
📝 On Alonso’s goals for the season:
“I don’t want to talk too early about our goals. We want to have a good season. We want to deserve to be as high as possible. For that, we need to work hard, to develop this team, with new players, a new coach, new ideas. Sometimes that takes longer. Sometimes it happens spontaneously quicker. So far, we have good feelings.“
“We will be flexible in our tactics, in our approach, in our game plans. We have our principles, what we want can be the same, but we have tried and we will try different ideas.“
⚽️ On being hands-on in training:
“I like it, I feel it, I need to be close to the team, to participate with the energy, with the intensity I like. If I can run and touch the ball then I like that.“
(Via bobbyvincentfl - FL)
💪 “We want to build a competitive team. We are in that process. We have great quality, great talent, and we need to know what it takes to compete in the Premier League. We want a squad with the right balance between quality and mentality. Those things need to match in terms of maturity stage, where you are in your career, the moment that this point is coming for each player, the hunger, the desire, the commitment. But I think that we are starting in a new season with good energy. That’s important.”
🤔 On whether he wants a slimmer squad:
“We need to know that probably there will still be some movements. We need to be flexible and quick to act. The main thing is that we have a clear idea, a clear plan that we have built.“
🔢 On whether there is a number in mind for how many players Alonso needs in the squad:
“Not too long, not too short, what is the number? I can’t give you that number. But for sure, we need to have options because you know that we could be unlucky with injuries so we need to prepare for that. We can have different circumstances. We need to manage minutes. We have two cups as well, so we need to fight for them as hard as in the Premier League.“
🧤 On his number one goalkeeper:
“All the positions. Everything is open. The competition within the squad is positive and I like that.”
📝 On Alonso’s goals for the season:
“I don’t want to talk too early about our goals. We want to have a good season. We want to deserve to be as high as possible. For that, we need to work hard, to develop this team, with new players, a new coach, new ideas. Sometimes that takes longer. Sometimes it happens spontaneously quicker. So far, we have good feelings.“
“We will be flexible in our tactics, in our approach, in our game plans. We have our principles, what we want can be the same, but we have tried and we will try different ideas.“
⚽️ On being hands-on in training:
“I like it, I feel it, I need to be close to the team, to participate with the energy, with the intensity I like. If I can run and touch the ball then I like that.“
(Via bobbyvincentfl - FL)
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Chelsea are exploring a move to sign Danny Welbeck from Brighton & Hove Albion.
The 35-year-old striker has 12 months left on his contract and Brighton are aware of the interest.
As a player and a leader, Welbeck appeals to Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso and — although the situation remains at an early stage — there is optimism on all sides that a deal could be done.
Chelsea have several strikers on their books, but the club will listen to offers for Liam Delap and Emmanuel Emgeha, while Marc Guiu is expected to depart either on loan or permanently.
[davidornstein - The Athletic; first reported by Kieran Gill - Daily Mail]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #BHAFC
The 35-year-old striker has 12 months left on his contract and Brighton are aware of the interest.
As a player and a leader, Welbeck appeals to Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso and — although the situation remains at an early stage — there is optimism on all sides that a deal could be done.
Chelsea have several strikers on their books, but the club will listen to offers for Liam Delap and Emmanuel Emgeha, while Marc Guiu is expected to depart either on loan or permanently.
[davidornstein - The Athletic; first reported by Kieran Gill - Daily Mail]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #BHAFC
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Chelsea are leading the race to sign Brentford midfielder Jordan Henderson.
It’s understood two other clubs are interested in the England international.
[FabrizioRomano]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
It’s understood two other clubs are interested in the England international.
[FabrizioRomano]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
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🚨FACT: Chelsea made more money for winning the Club World Cup then Spain did for winning the World Cup
Club World Cup win: $120M
World Cup win: $50M
Club World Cup win: $120M
World Cup win: $50M
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