🚨 Thiago Silva says leaving Chelsea and his family wasn't nice:
"Chelsea was a really important time in my career. These were very important decisions in my life. Going back to Brazil, leaving my family in London, was not very nice. I missed them immensely, and I thought it would be easier."
(TheSunFootball) #CFC
"Chelsea was a really important time in my career. These were very important decisions in my life. Going back to Brazil, leaving my family in London, was not very nice. I missed them immensely, and I thought it would be easier."
(TheSunFootball) #CFC
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🗣️ Liam Rosenior ahead of @ManchesterUnited [H] in the Premier League:
🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:
“Enzo [Fernandez] has been with the group and has been training very, very well. So, it’s business as usual in terms of selection for the game.
“Enzo has come back to the group this week, and the group has been fantastic. In terms of his training, his application to training, Enzo has been fantastic as well.
“Trevoh [Chalobah] trained today. Not quite fully; it was modified training. We’ll make a decision on him, but he’s very, very close. Reece [James] is a little bit further away
“I’m hoping [we’ll see Levi Colwill before the end of the season] as Levi is an outstanding player and a leader in the dressing room.
“Levi will play some minutes with the Under-21s tomorrow, which is fantastic for him. When you have a long-term injury, to the extent of Levi’s injury, you need a long rehab period. I want to make sure he is 100 per cent right in terms of his match fitness before we consider him for our first team.
“It [the game] has not been set up especially for him, but it’s something that we think is right for him in this moment.”
💥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞:
“Every supporter has their viewpoint. Every supporter wants their club to do well and to win games of football. Our job, my job with the team, is to produce those results in the long term. I respect any fan’s points of view, but that’s not my focus. My focus is on winning the game on Saturday.”
💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞:
“I think as the season goes on, the less games you have left, the more important the games become. We have to take advantage of this moment. We’re running out of time. We need to show that initiative on Saturday evening and we need to play on the front foot and we need to make up those points, which is still definitely possible.
“We know we have to play our best to win a difficult game.”
(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC
🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:
“Enzo [Fernandez] has been with the group and has been training very, very well. So, it’s business as usual in terms of selection for the game.
“Enzo has come back to the group this week, and the group has been fantastic. In terms of his training, his application to training, Enzo has been fantastic as well.
“Trevoh [Chalobah] trained today. Not quite fully; it was modified training. We’ll make a decision on him, but he’s very, very close. Reece [James] is a little bit further away
“I’m hoping [we’ll see Levi Colwill before the end of the season] as Levi is an outstanding player and a leader in the dressing room.
“Levi will play some minutes with the Under-21s tomorrow, which is fantastic for him. When you have a long-term injury, to the extent of Levi’s injury, you need a long rehab period. I want to make sure he is 100 per cent right in terms of his match fitness before we consider him for our first team.
“It [the game] has not been set up especially for him, but it’s something that we think is right for him in this moment.”
💥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞:
“Every supporter has their viewpoint. Every supporter wants their club to do well and to win games of football. Our job, my job with the team, is to produce those results in the long term. I respect any fan’s points of view, but that’s not my focus. My focus is on winning the game on Saturday.”
💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞:
“I think as the season goes on, the less games you have left, the more important the games become. We have to take advantage of this moment. We’re running out of time. We need to show that initiative on Saturday evening and we need to play on the front foot and we need to make up those points, which is still definitely possible.
“We know we have to play our best to win a difficult game.”
(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
#CFC #ChelseaFC
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🚨🚨 Chelsea are closing in on a new deal for Moisés Caicedo.
The agreement will be valid until June 2033 with final details being sorted. The player has given his green light.
— Fabrizio Romano
The agreement will be valid until June 2033 with final details being sorted. The player has given his green light.
— Fabrizio Romano
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🚨 Chelsea's aim this summer, from what we're told, is to sign starter-level players who are ready to impact immediately across domestic and European competitions; not solely talents for the future. That doesn't automatically mean older or Premier League-experienced men, but rather recruits who can hit the ground running. Much like Cole Palmer did after joining from @Manchester_City and Pedro following his move from Brighton.
Chelsea are definitely expecting an attacker and a centre-back, the attacker perhaps being versatile as opposed to an out-and-out striker.
Not sure about Jackson – I'll need to make some checks on that one.
(David_Ornstein) #CFC
Chelsea are definitely expecting an attacker and a centre-back, the attacker perhaps being versatile as opposed to an out-and-out striker.
Not sure about Jackson – I'll need to make some checks on that one.
(David_Ornstein) #CFC
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🚨 The Chelsea Supporters Trust has written an open letter to Chelsea's owners and leadership team.
🗣️ A Chelsea Supporters' Trust spokesperson. "Chelsea supporters have shown patience through a sustained period of change. That patience has not been matched by the level of clarity or accountability the club owes its supporters.
"This is not about short-term results. It is about trust and at this moment in time, that trust has not been earned."
The open letter says "Chelsea supporters have been asked to accept an unprecedented level of change in the name of a long-term vision that has never been clearly or consistently explained. Four years on, that vision has still not earned their trust."
It adds: "There is also widespread dissatisfaction with the quality of engagement between the club and its supporters."
"At the heart of supporter concern is a simple point: the current model has demanded a huge amount of faith from the fanbase, while giving too little clarity in return.
"Supporters have watched relentless upheaval. Players, managers, staff, and structures have changed at pace. This has been presented as part of a long-term plan. Yet four years on, there is still no sufficiently clear or convincing explanation of how that plan delivers sustained success while preserving a recognisable Chelsea identity... That gap between intention and reality is now too significant to ignore."
🗣️ A Chelsea Supporters' Trust spokesperson. "Chelsea supporters have shown patience through a sustained period of change. That patience has not been matched by the level of clarity or accountability the club owes its supporters.
"This is not about short-term results. It is about trust and at this moment in time, that trust has not been earned."
The open letter says "Chelsea supporters have been asked to accept an unprecedented level of change in the name of a long-term vision that has never been clearly or consistently explained. Four years on, that vision has still not earned their trust."
It adds: "There is also widespread dissatisfaction with the quality of engagement between the club and its supporters."
"At the heart of supporter concern is a simple point: the current model has demanded a huge amount of faith from the fanbase, while giving too little clarity in return.
"Supporters have watched relentless upheaval. Players, managers, staff, and structures have changed at pace. This has been presented as part of a long-term plan. Yet four years on, there is still no sufficiently clear or convincing explanation of how that plan delivers sustained success while preserving a recognisable Chelsea identity... That gap between intention and reality is now too significant to ignore."
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🗣️ Chelsea’s Behdad Eghbali to CAA’s World Congress of Sports (part 1/2):
💪 “For the fans, we care. We want the club to be successful. We’re focused on delivering that on-pitch performance.
“I think six months ago everyone was super-happy. Results have been mixed, disappointing more recently. There’s a full reflection on what we can do better, what we can improve on.
“There is a plan. We reflect on the plan. We try to improve the plan and tweak the plan if it’s not working. The message is we’re committed.
“Can this be successful without winning? The answer is no. We’ve got to win. And it doesn’t mean you’re going to win every game, it doesn’t mean you don’t make mistakes, that you don’t have downturns, but ultimately the objective, and especially the objective that a club like Chelsea is you’ve got to win, you’ve got to win trophies, and you’ve got to win consistently again.
“We were fortunate enough to do so last year. We’ve had a bit of an up and down year this year, but the objective hasn’t changed.
“Our policy has been no in-season changes.
“You certainly review and hold not only the manager, but the management team, the sporting team, accountable, but typically in the summers, not in season.
“It’s not a change we wanted to make. It’s a change that had a bit of a negative impact in the season, when you’re changing systems and personnel, and it’s one we’ve got to fight our way out of.
“We still have six matches in the Premier League, and an FA Cup semi final coming up. So hopefully the story of this season hasn’t been written yet, and you’ve got a lot to fight for. In my perspective, when you get punched in the face, you’ve got to fight back, you’ve got to stand up and fight. And it’s going to hopefully show a lot about the character of this squad.
“I think the perspective is stability, and frankly, getting that stability on the manager side is one of the things we haven’t done right yet, and it’s something we’re striving to improve on.”
(Via ltwomeyathletic - The Athletic)
#CFC #Chelsea
💪 “For the fans, we care. We want the club to be successful. We’re focused on delivering that on-pitch performance.
“I think six months ago everyone was super-happy. Results have been mixed, disappointing more recently. There’s a full reflection on what we can do better, what we can improve on.
“There is a plan. We reflect on the plan. We try to improve the plan and tweak the plan if it’s not working. The message is we’re committed.
“Can this be successful without winning? The answer is no. We’ve got to win. And it doesn’t mean you’re going to win every game, it doesn’t mean you don’t make mistakes, that you don’t have downturns, but ultimately the objective, and especially the objective that a club like Chelsea is you’ve got to win, you’ve got to win trophies, and you’ve got to win consistently again.
“We were fortunate enough to do so last year. We’ve had a bit of an up and down year this year, but the objective hasn’t changed.
“Our policy has been no in-season changes.
“You certainly review and hold not only the manager, but the management team, the sporting team, accountable, but typically in the summers, not in season.
“It’s not a change we wanted to make. It’s a change that had a bit of a negative impact in the season, when you’re changing systems and personnel, and it’s one we’ve got to fight our way out of.
“We still have six matches in the Premier League, and an FA Cup semi final coming up. So hopefully the story of this season hasn’t been written yet, and you’ve got a lot to fight for. In my perspective, when you get punched in the face, you’ve got to fight back, you’ve got to stand up and fight. And it’s going to hopefully show a lot about the character of this squad.
“I think the perspective is stability, and frankly, getting that stability on the manager side is one of the things we haven’t done right yet, and it’s something we’re striving to improve on.”
(Via ltwomeyathletic - The Athletic)
#CFC #Chelsea
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🗣️ Chelsea’s Behdad Eghbali to CAA’s World Congress of Sports (part 2/2):
🤔 On Liam Rosenior:
“On Liam, we had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting. We think he has every attribute to be successful here. He got off to a great start. We’ve had a tough past five, six matches, but I think we’re behind Liam. Of course, it’s a results business, but we think he can be successful long term.”
👀 On the summer plan’s ahead:
“The view was to recruit and build elite players that can, frankly, be together and have that stability in the squad. We’re still in the 40th, 50th minute of that process.
“But the view is to keep, sign and retain and compensate and extend some of the world’s best players, and ultimately the view was you need, eight, 10, 12, 15 elite players to win and win sustainably, year after year.
“I think we’ve done a few things right, a lot of things right. We’ve got to be better on a few things, to add more ready-made players at this part of the project, to take (it) to the next level, to be consistent over time.
“We recognise we need balance. We have world champions, we have Champions League winners, we have elite, elite young players. Experience has developed now. The team has been together for two or three years. The objective is to keep your best players, and we’ve done that, and there’s no intention to rebuild every three or four years. You tweak a model, you improve, you learn from mistakes.
“Our goal is to have elite, elite players on the pitch, elite characters off the pitch that our fans can bond with, that will be at the club, that will be club legends for the next 10 or 15 years and beyond. I think, generally, we’ve been fortunate, not in getting everything right, but we do have a core (of) good players, global players. Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Levi Colwill, Estevao Willian, Reece James.
“The view is now that we’re here with a great core base, to add some of that experience, to take the team to the next level and have consistency. That fact is not lost on us, and we’re at a point where we can take that next step, hopefully in the next year and beyond.“
🤔 On Liam Rosenior:
“On Liam, we had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting. We think he has every attribute to be successful here. He got off to a great start. We’ve had a tough past five, six matches, but I think we’re behind Liam. Of course, it’s a results business, but we think he can be successful long term.”
👀 On the summer plan’s ahead:
“The view was to recruit and build elite players that can, frankly, be together and have that stability in the squad. We’re still in the 40th, 50th minute of that process.
“But the view is to keep, sign and retain and compensate and extend some of the world’s best players, and ultimately the view was you need, eight, 10, 12, 15 elite players to win and win sustainably, year after year.
“I think we’ve done a few things right, a lot of things right. We’ve got to be better on a few things, to add more ready-made players at this part of the project, to take (it) to the next level, to be consistent over time.
“We recognise we need balance. We have world champions, we have Champions League winners, we have elite, elite young players. Experience has developed now. The team has been together for two or three years. The objective is to keep your best players, and we’ve done that, and there’s no intention to rebuild every three or four years. You tweak a model, you improve, you learn from mistakes.
“Our goal is to have elite, elite players on the pitch, elite characters off the pitch that our fans can bond with, that will be at the club, that will be club legends for the next 10 or 15 years and beyond. I think, generally, we’ve been fortunate, not in getting everything right, but we do have a core (of) good players, global players. Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Levi Colwill, Estevao Willian, Reece James.
“The view is now that we’re here with a great core base, to add some of that experience, to take the team to the next level and have consistency. That fact is not lost on us, and we’re at a point where we can take that next step, hopefully in the next year and beyond.“
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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Chelsea would demand a record-fee (around £130m in add-ons) for any deal to be considered for Enzo Fernandez.
— NizaarKinsella
— NizaarKinsella
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