But they will have an injury list in the works as we bring you the latest news on Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell.
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DO OR DO WELL
Former Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu has signed a new contract in Southampton.
The 29-year-old Spaniard left Stamford Bridge to sign for the Saints in 2015 and signed until the summer of 2023.
He made 33 appearances for Chelsea, scoring a goal.
Romeu said: “It feels like home.
“It’s wonderful to be more concerned at the club and I’m very pleased that you’ve also insisted that I stay. “
FRANKLY NOT IN
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard criticized the resolve for Chelsea to play Newcastle on Saturday, 48 hours after the end of the foreign break.
The multinational blues team meets after the three-game break before the knockout at 12. 30pm on Saturday, but Lampard is inspired by the calendar.
He said, “I have to be honest. We’ve been 4 players in the last two weeks. So most of our team has traveled. Some of them are coming in right now.
“They’ll go to Newcastle and come back, then they’ll go to Rennes on Monday and then they’ll come back.
“The stations have had as many spaces as today. In this 12:30 space, how many times does it have to be there?
“If you look during the season, how do we get back from the outdoor service?Surely it is not the optimal way to prepare players for a Premier League match that is an amazing brand around the world. So you need the most productive part of the brand.
“It is very difficult for us to prepare as best as possible. I need us to do our best, but those are complicated circumstances. “
NO HASSEL
Chelsea legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink ended the rivalry and subsidized Tottenham to win the Premier League.
The dutch former ally believes the Spurs’ third lead at death gives them an advantage over their beloved Blues such as Liverpool and Manchester City.
Hasselbaink, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes in his 5-A-Side Bet pitch over Leeds opposite Arsenal, said: “I need – and this can damage Chelsea enthusiasts – Spurs for the title. I need it.
“If you look at their first three, they have Gareth Bale, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son.
“On paper is the most productive of the 3 most sensitive in the country. And then on the bench, replacing those first three, they have Steven Bergwijn, Carlos Vinicius and Lucas Moura.
“Then, in the middle of the field, you have so many options. They have Dele Alli, who doesn’t even play, Tanguy Ndombele, Pierre-Emile Hojberg, Harry Winks. . . .
“This is, if you look at it on paper, the year of Tottenham. “
PUL THE OTHER
Frak Lampard will be sweating through the physical form of several key players ahead of Newcastle on Saturday’s match.
The Blues have a trio of players in an opposite race to compatibility after hits or illnesses.
Fans expected to see Christian Pulisic return to action after suffering a serious ham ham tendon injury.
But Lampard, 42, said of the American: “Christian Pulisic is worthy of Newcastle, but has gradually intensified his training.
“It’s a pretty troublesome injury, so we’re going to be careful. “
Meanwhile, Kai Havertz has recovered from positive for coronavirus, while Thiago Silva, 36, has made a long adventure back from his outside service in South America after suffering a ‘terrible headache’.
BACK STYLE
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says there is a “definite possibility” that enthusiasts will start returning to the Prem and EFL camps before Christmas.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has already expressed his desire to see tourniquets open for the first time since March.
The numbers are likely to be limited and enthusiasts will show that they are free of Covid in an “electronic passport” app on their phones.
But speaking to talkSPORT, Dowden gave the highest positive rating when asked if enthusiasts could be back until the end of the year.
He said: “In fact, there is a possibility. We’ll have to be guided through clinical evidence.
“If we can open the door a little bit and start demonstrating in low-risk spaces that we can do this job, I wish we could do it.
TEST SCHEDULES
Premier League bosses are now facing Covid-19 by noticing how many of their foreign stars are coming back for this weekend.
It threatens to disrupt arrangements for the beginning of the most extensive era of action of the entire season, with 10 Prem rounds scheduled between this weekend and January 2.
Even before the test series, Liverpool do not have Mo Salah for their fit with Leicester, Arsenal have lost Mohamed Elneny and Sead Kolasinac, with doubts about Willian, while the Spurs cannot align Matt Doherty against Manchester City.
But league leaders are more privately involved in the number of players who can be ruled over the next two weekends, as will seem, first of all, any undetected inflamed cases in the coming days.
Any player who returns to their club after their national team duties will have to test negative for the virus before they can meet or exercise with their teammates.
Prem clubs agreed this summer that as long as thirteen older players are outside Covid, matches will continue, unless all older goalkeepers are infected.
HAVING THE BLUES
Chelsea star Hudson-Odoi England’s under-21 star opposed Albania and triggered the goal with a purpose in five minutes.
Londoner played for Gareth Southgate’s three senior Lions last November and his progress was hampered by a serious Achilles tendon injury.
He reported his departure to sign for Bayern Munich, but stayed with the Blues.
He said: “It was a roller coaster.
“I need to make sure I paint as best as possible, check to enroll in the equipment and return to the absolute selection in the English settings.
“I sit more day after day.
“I need my goals and my attendances. “
rescue
The government has announced full main points of its three hundred million pound sports rescue.
Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston described the ‘winter survival package’ in a Commons that provides much-needed security for sports that sink into the monetary abyss in the wake of the Covid crisis.
The lowest grades of football will get 28 million pounds, a pre-annual lottery investment of 10 million pounds for the National League.
Steps 3 to 6 of the pyramid, from the descent point to the northern and southern national leagues to the regional leagues, will be able to claim the component of the proposed 14 million pounds, with 3 million pounds available for the two most sensitive grades. women’s football.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “Sports clubs are the nerve center of their communities, and this three hundred million pound increase will help them through this complicated winter period.
The jam stick
Callum Hudson-Odoi tries to convince his close friend Jamal Musiala to go with England.
Whizkid Musiala, 17, from Bayern Munich, scored in his first outing for the England under-21 team in Tuesday’s 5-0 goal to Albania at Molineux.
Hudson-Odoi, 20, star of England and Chelsea, said: “I said stay with England!
“He already knows a lot of boys and has won well on the team. I said, ‘I still can’t decide for you, it would be great if you stayed with England. ‘
“I hope he succeeds in the elderly as soon as possible. “
SEA OF THE RICH
Chelsea has charged 886 million pounds through player promotion over the past decade.
The moving market has continued to go crazier and club spending has hardly been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
STAY CALM
Exclusive through Andy Dillon: Kepa Arrizabalaga will be affected by a pay cut to end his Chelsea nightmare.
The 71. 6 million pound goalkeeper slid to the third national team in Spain.
Kepa, 26, is now David De Gea and Unai Simon, leaving him in the desert for the club and the country.
He has not been with Chelsea since 17 October, and the team has flourished in his absence.
And that convinced Kepa that he had run out of time at Stamford Bridge and that he should be released in January.
He will settle for a loan and a re-payment on his salary of 150,000 euros consistent with the week in an attempt to revive his fortune.
Kepa admits that he has to play in the first team to have some hope of reaching Euro 2020.
NEW REALITY
Manchester United are targeting David Alaba a loose move to Real Madrid from Bayern Munich in January, and talks are expected to start soon, according to reports.
The left-back contract expires at the end of this season and is believed to already have perspectives on his next destination.
But the stage has ended with other European giants such as Juventus, Manchester City and Barcelona willing to be offering a lot of money to attract the 28-year-old to his clubs.
Marca reports that Real Madrid is the favorite and that the Spanish club is preparing to launch.
The article says the Whites “count the days” to start negotiations on Alaba’s pre-contract.
COME BACK WITH A BANG
Michael Owen predicted Chelsea would beat Newcastle 2-1 this weekend.
He told BetVictor: “Newcastle is very inconsistent right now. I cover their game opposite Southampton and it is transparent that they may not enter at any pace.
“It will be appealing to see if Callum Wilson can shake off the hamstring injury he suffered in that game. So far he’s been in front of the Magpies’ goal.
”I think in terms of the total season, Newcastle will be fine, however, his inconsistency can charge them dearly over the course of a season and, as I can’t see them ending up on a part of the table, I originally said that I think Chelsea would finish third, however, I think the problems in general will decrease this year, and that can bring the Blues straight into the mix of names.
“If you want to do that, you’ll have to take top issues in matches like this.
“With Timo Werner in such a smart way, I think he can be among the goals of a win at Chelsea. “
GO BACK TO IT
Chelsea legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes the hiring of some other central defender will be a precedent for the Blues in January.
He told Ladbrokes in his launch of the 5-A-Side bet at Leeds v Arsenal: “Many other people communicate about Kalidou Koulibaly, however, he is 29 years old and would be very expensive.
“Actually, I like the Leicester Caglar Soyuncu defense. I think he’d be very at Chelsea.
“Also the defense of Inter Milan, Milan Skriniar – everyone talks about him, a very intelligent player.
“So there are players there, but it’s a very difficult position to cover right now. “
ALL HANDS IN DEC
Mason Mount told Frank Lampard how he could play with his friend Declan Rice in Chelsea midfield if the Blues sealed a move for the West Ham star.
“Being there with him, letting him do the defensive side, get the ball back,” Sky Sports said.
“I had the freedom to move forward a little bit, to make the connection with Jack [Grealish] Phil [Foden] and H [Harry Kane] at the front and that’s the freedom I had.
“So just take a look to attach everything, score goals obviously, get assists.
“The attack we had tonight was fatal at the time of scoring goals. It’s smart functionality and I hope we can get bigger and bigger.
CUT OUT
Former Chelsea star Thibaut Courtois had a red face when he let a backward pass slip his foot in front of Denmark.
In a war for first place in The Nations League Group 1B, the Danes waited belatedly through real Madrid goalkeeper howler.
An absolute howl from Belgian goalkeeper Courtois during tonight’s clash with Denmark, fortunately it had no effect on the outcome!????pic. twitter. com/DyFU1vR9Zi
– Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) November 18, 2020
NUMBER GAME
Premier League managers have suggested league bosses to about five alternates.
In a surprising reversal of their position, 15 of the 20 high-level bosses agreed at a virtual assembly that the Prems would again have more replacements and a larger bank.
Six coaches demonstrated that they had their position on the subject, now recognizing that the dangers to protecting players as the crowded calendar justified a heart replacement.
David Moyes of West Ham has already made it public, admitting that he has his job.
SunSport understands that among the other managers who devised the regulations to be replaced were Roy Hodgson of Crystal Palace, Brendan Rodgers of Leicester and the manager of the Wolves, Nuno Espirito Santo.
And it will put more pressure on club leaders to vote for the replacement rule they have already veted TWICE this season when the matter returns to the virtual convention table, as soon as next week.
Down
Chelsea outcast Danny Drinkwater made his first competitive start for Chelsea since March 2018 at the Papa John’s Trophy.
On Wednesday night, he played 90 minutes in the EFL Trophy’s loss to Bristol Rovers.
It is their first competitive match against Chelsea senior professionals since community shield 2018, and its first start since March this year.
CHELSEA MORNING FANS
This is bad news for Blues enthusiasts before Newcastle, as the club may be without Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic.
Havertz in self-disalrillation after giving positive for coronavirus this month.
He has been allowed to return to education, however, The Athletic says it has compatibility to play because the disease limited the amount of education he can do at home.
It is also reported that Pulisic will face another week or more on the sidelines, as he continues with a hamr tendon injury.
In other news, Chelsea would make an offer for Jude Bellingham if she didn’t point to Declan Rice.
The Blues have been strongly connected to the West Ham Rice ace, but with the remaining Hammers in their 80 million pound rating, the West Londoners can upgrade to Borussia Dortmund’s 17-year-old Bellingham.
Chelsea is suggesting they’re hiring Bellingham, according to Eurosport.
The same media outlet also reported that Frank Lampard had called Ross Barkley to congratulate him on his promising start in his home life at Aston Villa.
They claim Lampard has already been in contact with Barkley after having been inspired by his performances.
It has been reported that Lampard has ruled to bring him back to the Combined at Chelsea next season.
And finally, former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fábregas said he still looked like a friend to former manager José Mourinho, admitting that he had no contact with “childhood hero” Pep Guardiola.
The 33-year-old Monaco midfielder, who signed for Les Bleus in June 2014 from Barcelona after almost a decade at Arsenal, made this unexpected confession in an interview on Catalan radio.
TON OF AID
Premier League clubs are more than a hundred stars short in just nine weeks of season: Liverpool and Manchester United are hardest hit.
Players like the Reds ahead of Mo Salah and Tottenham right-back Matt Doherty will miss Prem’s return after break abroad after failing coronavirus testing, but clubs are also recovering from a long list of jars.
Liverpool have ten players on their absence list, eight from United.
And the Prem had a new record of SIXTEEN PLAYERS tested in its latest Covid-19 test run.
Keep
Former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fábregas said he still considers former chief José Mourinho a friend who admitted he had no contact with ‘childhood hero’ Pep Guardiola.
The 33-year-old Monaco midfielder, who signed for Les Bleus in June 2014 from Barcelona after almost a decade at Arsenal, made this unexpected confession in an interview on Catalan radio.
Cesc told Tot Costa de Catalunya Radio: “José is the user who encouraged me to the fullest after leaving Barcelona.
“He said we were rivals on the field, but he ended up there and told me his long-term plans.
“I prioritized the pro-aspect of things, and today we still write and I’m a friend who helped me a lot when I needed it most.
To his former Coach of Barcelona, now at Man City, he said, “With Pep there is nothing. “
TAKE THE MICH
Michael Owen subsidized Chelsea to beat Newcastle 2–1 at St James’Park after the foreign break.
He told BetVictor: “Newcastle is very inconsistent right now. I cover their opposite game to Southampton and it’s transparent that they may not get into any rhythm. “
“It will be attractive to see if Callum Wilson can get rid of the ham ham ham tendon injury he suffered in that game. So far he’s been in front of the Magpies goal.
“I think in terms of the total season, Newcastle will be fine, but its inconsistency can charge them dearly over the course of a season and I can’t see them completing a portion of the table.
“Initially I said I thought Chelsea would finish third, however, I think the problems in general will decrease this year, and that could bring the Blues straight into the mix of names.
“If you need to do that, you’ll have to take top issues in matches like this. With Timo Werner in such a smart way, I think he may be among the goals of a win at Chelsea.
JER THE ONE
Arsenal have been asked to point to Chelsea targeting Jerome Boateng to make the most of defenders Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba.
Speaking of Bayern Munich ace, he told Football Insider: “You can never have enough quality and you can never have enough players who have done it at the level. “
“Possibly hiring someone like Jerome Boateng who shows where the club is. Gabriel and Saliba would gain advantages from having someone like Boateng at the club.
“I don’t know how long David Luiz will stay at the club, so Jerome Boateng may be that experienced player who is helping others develop their potential. “
“If you send him to Arsenal’s fan base, they’ll tell you, “Oh, he’s too old. “But beggars can’t decide and we want experience. He’s a serial winner.
DO SOME OF THAT.
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 18 November 2020
NO MESSAGES
Lionel Messi has praised Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.
The Star of the Blues has been the subject of intense complaints this season, but the Barcelona star has come out in his defense.
Messi has been asked to call 15 who believe they have a huge future for a topps “Lionel Messi-Designed Set” card package.
Speaking of Mount, he said, “After watching him play, he has a chance to be one of the best. “
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