Xabi Alonso clearly has so much faith in Austin MacPhee, that while he worked on the attacking shape with his forwards, he let MacPhee lead the set-piece drills and just get on with the job.

MacPhee was already bossing the Chelsea players about. Alonso’s new set-piece coach, just hours after the club confirmed his arrival, walked around the packed penalty area at one end of the Stadium, notepad in one hand, the other pointing and gesturing, as the huddle of players crowded around him and hung on his every word.

So drilled does MacPhee want his players to be that even after the long hours honing the moves on the training pitch, he sends his players home with animations of the individual movements sent to their phones.

(dailymailsport)

‼️ Chelsea's improved bid for Pep Chavarria is at around €19 million plus add-ons to RayoVallecano.

The deal is very close to being completed. So I think this deal is happening. The here we go is imminent, and Pep Chavarria will be the next one for Chelsea.

~ FabrizioRomano

Three years of Rob! 🧤🇪🇸

🚨🔵 Chelsea are completing details of Pep Chavarría deal, then all done.

Agreement almost closed with Rayo Vallecano after new bid exclusively revealed days ago.

€19m fixed fee plus add-ons being clarified, then green light to travel.

(FabrizioRomano)

Matchday against @Juventus — come on Chelsea! 💙

🚨🗣️ Joao Pedro: "I think because I used to play as a 10, so I try to stay more central. Sometimes I move a lot because if I don't touch the ball, I don't feel like I'm in the game."

"I just try to focus on what I can improve, because everyone knows how it is in football: one day you are God, the other day everyone wants to kill you. So, I just try to focus on what I can improve and try to work harder."

Chelsea in Hong Kong. 🔵🇭🇰

Chelsea are not interested in Diogo Costa. Club happy with the existing goalkeepers and have not made an enquiry for the Porto keeper.❌

🔗 Ben Jacobs

#UPDATE: Levi Colwill and Cole Palmer are absent for Chelsea against Juventus.

(NizaarKinsella) #BlueCo #CFC

And we're off...

Watch LIVE on CFC+ ⤵️

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Debut locked in. 💯👊

Goalless at half-time. ⏸️

Watch the second half LIVE on CFC+. 📺

Misha 💙

Back to work for the second period.

🚨 Subs:

ON: Estevao Willian, Mamadou Sarr, Nicolas Jackson and Mike Penders

OFF: Quenda, Tosin, Welbeck and Sanchez come off

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Goal for @Juventus, scored by Zhegrova.

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