And on the movement front, we have the latest news about Antonio Rudiger’s future, while the West London club remains connected to David Alaba.
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Gary Neville said Chelsea was a better choice for the name than Tottenham.
Star players and a “winning culture” led the former defender to upload his research to the developing compliment of Frank Lampard’s men.
He told Gary Neville’s podcast, “Chelsea impresses me, they have a chance.
“I think Chelsea have a better chance [than Tottenham for the title]. They have [N’Golo] Kante, they have Thiago Silva, players who can take them there.
“There is a winning culture, [Roman] Abramovic wins trophies. They have players and players who can make the game look ugly. They are a genuine threat. “
Didier Deschamps has expressed fear that Olivier Giroud will be FATIGE for too long.
Chelsea’s striker has become unstoppable after a long era of threatening his position on the French team.
But the head of the national team stepped in saying, “I’m satisfied with him and I hope this lasts.
“If Lampard makes the decision to play 3 days a week, it’s not ideal either.
“The middle floor is good, enjoying this ideal time for him. He’s one of the strikers abroad. “
Jadon Sancho could play frank Lampard at Chelsea next season after revealing that he was a Blues fan in his childhood.
In an interview with The Telegraph in 2019, when asked if he supported Chelsea, he replied, “Yes, okay, I’m not going to lie. “
The Head of the Blues, Lampard, is already embarrassed by the attack on the rich in west London after spending more than 230 million pounds over the summer on Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz.
Find out how SunSport expects the end of England to adapt to the team.
Pat Nevin to see Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham in krasnodar’s defense tonight.
Although inspired by Chelsea’s attack this season, the former Blues hero to watch the strikers score more goals for themselves.
He told the club’s website: “We know that the attitude will be smart and that the odds will flow, but I hope some of the opportunities will be Timo Werner or Tammy Abraham again this time.
“We are the most sensible scorers in the Premier League, but surprisingly, our most sensible individual goalscorer is Timo with only three.
“However, scoring goals is a smart thing, eventually we’ll want who’s among the league’s most sensitive goalscorers if we want to be competitive until May.
“A special touch tonight for Tammy and Timo wouldn’t be a bad thing. “
Chelsea enthusiasts can enjoy tonight’s match with Krasnodar.
The start of 8:00 pm, live by BT Sport, will have no effect on the Group E rankings, with the Blues first and the Russians in third place regardless.
Manuel Neuer has hailed Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy as a “world-class goalkeeper” after his very good start in his life at Stamford Bridge.
Mendy, 28, moved west of London from Rennes for 24 million pounds in the last window while Frank Lampard was looking for an option for Kepa Arrizabalaga’s flop.
Neuer told L’Equipe: “Lately there are many world-class goalkeepers.
“For example, Edouard Mendy, who moved from Rennes to Chelsea.
“He’s a player we only saw in Ligue 1, who joined a great club and got it. It’s wonderful to see that.
“Overall, I am pleased to see so many goalkeepers because we are a brotherhood. “
No Chelsea team has won any problems in the Champions League organizing phase.
A victory for Frank Lampard’s men would set a club record and make him the fourth team to set the record in English football history.
Two of the last 3 teams, Arsenal in 2005 and Manchester United in 2007, reached the maximum after dominating the first round.
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Chelsea has a record very opposed to the Russian sides before tonight’s match.
In five games, the Blues have five wins with thirteen goals scored by one charged.
Prior to this season and the 4-0 win in Krasnodar, his last match had taken place at 2010 Spartak Moscow.
Those games ended 4-1 and 2-0 to the Blues.
Krasnodar travels to the capital tonight after two victories.
Rennes was defeated 1-0 in his first Champions League victory to secure third place in the group.
This weekend they finished ninth in the Russian Premier League with a 5-0 win over Rotor club.
Experienced midfielder Dmitri Stotsky and side Sergey Petrov are on the list for tonight’s game.
Yuri Gazinski (back) and Kristoffer Olsson (corva tendon) have doubts.
Mason Mount feels the east winterArray. .
And things probably wouldn’t get too hot at Stamford Bridge tonight with a forecast of only 3 degrees Celsius!
Frank Lampard revealed the scope of Kai Havertz’s war with the coronavirus, and instructed the star to nevertheless get in shape in west London.
The manager said, “Kai fits very well, I’ve said it before, but I want to make it clear that I had strong covid symptoms. “
“He was in very ill health and struggled for a while and not all players have it that way, some are symptom-free.
“I had to keep that in mind, so it took him two or three weeks to play a game again after his return from Covid. “
“Before he was in poor health and tested positive, I think his form is fantastic.
“In the long run, I have no worries. In fact, I’m sorry otherwise. He’s going to be a huge player for this football club. “
Pat Nevin highlighted a moment of the weekend’s victory against Leeds to show his joy to enthusiasts returning to the stadiums.
Chelsea are allowed to have 2,000 stands enthusiasts for house games and the expert end recalled a specific incident.
He told the club’s website, ‘When Leeds replacement Diego Llorente made such a loud noise that battersea Dogs’ Home chaos caused, Blues enthusiasts didn’t get it.
“For the rest of the game, they reminded him of his screams every time he touched the ball.
“There are hundreds of reasons why I need enthusiasts to return to stadiums, but that humor is there with my favorites. To be honest, there are a lot of players who are up to those tricks right now.
“Fortunately, enthusiasts will start controlling this. Well, they’ll do it on the bridge anyway.
Olivier Giroud may be rested tonight while Frank Lampard takes care of his first-choice headlines.
It’s a change of course for the Frenchman, nicknamed a ‘class act’ through former Premier League star Peter Crouch.
Croupton writes in the Mail: “As for Giroud, he has been extraordinarily underestimated for years. It’s an act of elegance and it has been.
“You’re talking about someone who’s on the all-time list of purposes for France at the moment, and when you look at the strikers they’ve had, what does that say?
“It has been remarkable for Chelsea and at all times competes with very important goals. His touch is exceptional and his is brilliant.
“Of course we’re excited about players like Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, but Giroud has a huge role to play for Chelsea. He’s a compatible man. “
Chelsea will face Krasnodar tonight at Stamford Bridge, and Michael Owen has given his prediction.
The ex-washerman believes the dead rubber still sets the way for the Blues, despite a tight alignment.
He told BetVictor: “His last wartime parties at the stage of organization, Krasnodar, arrive here after securing the European beyond Christmas with a victory against Rennes.
“Then any of the groups enter the game on a basis and you expect managers to play with their groups.
“That said, Chelsea have enormous strength in depth, and I hope the stages of organization are over in style.
Jurgen Klopp’s claim that Chelsea is the favourite for the Premier League name has deterred Frank Lampard.
He insisted: “I don’t think we think about it much. Liverpool and Manchester City have built a wonderful team, there are others in the race. “
“I think where we are, we’re in good shape, but we have players who have come and City and Liverpool have had a great fortune for long periods. We’re waiting for that. “
Kepa Arrizabalaga is back for the Krasnodar crash.
And Lampard claimed that Chelsea did not strive to sell the flop goalkeeper.
He said, “There’s no pressure.
“The tension is winning matches and I have to do whatever it takes to win matches, and Mendy has a permanent player right now.
“The tension to win matches means that I have compatibility with other people: goalkeeper, striker, winger, anyone. At the same time, it’s an obvious opportunity to give Edu a break and give Kepa a game. He deserves it. “
And finally, Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea is “as strong” as any Premier League team this season.
He told Sky Sports: “In those early stages of the season, they seemed to recruit very well.
“You look at the characteristics of choice for Chelsea and the player who, if he joined the Chelsea team, is Billy Gilmour because he is still at the beginning of his career and is ranked as a young player. “
“If one of those players played for Chelsea, you wouldn’t think he was an understudy or would weaken the team. You can argue that this is as strong a team as any other in the Premier League. “
“Maybe you can argue, or I think it’s a fact, that Liverpool and Man City have a strong XI, but in terms of replacement players right now and other groups getting hurt, in fact Liverpool, this team strength is surely fantastic. “. and you don’t feel that the team would be too weak, no matter who plays. “
Jamie Carragher believes Chelsea is “as strong” as any Premier League team this season.
He told Sky Sports: “In those early stages of the season, they seemed to recruit very well.
“You look at the choice characteristics of Chelsea and the player who, if he joined the Chelsea team, is Billy Gilmour because he is still at the beginning of his career and is ranked as a young player. “
“If one of those players played for Chelsea, you wouldn’t think he was a substitute or they would weaken the team. It can be argued that this is as strong a team as in the Premier League. “
“Maybe you can only argue, or I think it’s a fact, that Liverpool and Manchester City have a strong eleven, but in terms of replacement players right now and other groups suffering damage, in fact Liverpool, this team strength is sure and doesn’t seem to be too weakened no matter who’s playing. “
Chelsea to turn down January bid for Callum Hudson-Odoi
According to The Athletic, Les Bleus need to sell the English star because that would leave Frank Lampard with limited intensity in open positions.
The report adds that Chelsea is also convinced of Hudson-Odoi’s long-term potential.
Gary Neville has revealed why he supports Chelsea by the name opposite of fellow debutants Spurs.
He told Gary Neville’s podcast, “Chelsea impresses me, they have a chance.
I think Chelsea have a better chance [than Tottenham’s ‘title’. They have Kante, they have Thiago Silva, players who can take them there.
“There is a winning culture, [Roman] Abramovic wins trophies. They have players and players who can make the game look ugly. They are a genuine threat. “
Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer has the latest figure to complement Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy.
He told L’Equipe: “Lately there are many world-class goalkeepers. For example, Edouard Mendy, who moved from Rennes to Chelsea.
“He is a player that we only saw in Ligue 1, who joined a great club and succeeded.
“It’s wonderful to see that. Overall, I’m pleased to see so many guards because we’re a sorority. “
Eden Hazard reportedly obtained 65,000 euros from Real Madrid in minutes since moving 143 million euros from Chelsea in 2019.
Spanish newspaper AS revealed the astonishing sum after it became known that the Blues would receive 143 million pounds from the Real more than 3 years after Hazard finished their replacement 18 months ago.
The 29-year-old Belgian foreigner has played 26 times for Real since then, scoring only 3 goals.
Frank Lampard said Chelsea did not strive to sell goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
He said, “There’s no pressure.
“It’s winning games and I have to do whatever it takes to win matches, and Mendy has made a permanent move right now.
“The tension to win games means that I have compatibility with other people: goalkeeper, forward, winger, anyone. At the same time, it is an obvious opportunity to give Edu a break and give Kepa a game. He deserves it. “
Billy Gilmour sent a message to Chelsea fans after Frank Lampard showed the youngster would start tomorrow.
Cesc Fábregas highlighted how Maurizio Sarri’s arrival at Chelsea ended for him.
He told Tuttosport: “Sarri was looking to play Against Jorginho, who had joined Chelsea for 60 million euros.
“Playing only League Cup or Europa League matches wasn’t enough for me, I was an amateur and, despite everything, I left Chelsea. “
Cesc Fábregas revealed how Maurizio Sarri insisted that his players exercise at 3pm of the day, even if it meant wasting the family circle’s time.
He told Tuttosport: “Sarri is a coach, but he has strong tactical convictions. It’s very superstitious and it’s hard to replace your mind. “
“For example, he sought us, the Chelsea players, to exercise at 3pm. It was bad for players who have a circle of relatives like me.
“We couldn’t see our young people all day. They went to school in the morning and slept when they gave us home after training.
“One day we asked him to let us work out in the morning. He said we had to work out at 3 p. m. because an instructor from Pisa had shown that this was the most productive time for the body.
“All I know is that for any player, it’s vital to spend time with their family. “
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