Kante sparks fear, Abraham brings the noise: Four things spotted during Chelsea's open training

 




In a little more than 24 hours, Chelsea will get their 2021/22 campaign underway. And first up is the UEFA Super Cup against Villarreal.


The Blues are in Belfast for the fixture, which comes just three days before the Premier League season begins. Thomas Tuchel will certainly have that in mind as well as the fitness of his squadChelsea's players are at varying stages of pre-season. Some have spent almost a month working under Tuchel and his coaching team. Others have had just eight days. It is not an easy situation to manag


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"We have to find a mix and clearly the guys who came in early and have more minutes deserve to start. And the majority of these will start. "We have five changes but I am not a fan of planning changes ahead of the match.ESe.ad.It's not a preparation match, it's our first competitive match. We have to consider all scenarios because there could be extra time, we could even play 120 minutes.


"We will have training today and some of the guys maybe start. Then we have to have a scenario in our heads who ends the match, who is better to come onto the pitch, who could have an influence from the bench, who is more comfortable starting.


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"This is the challenge for today but it's important not to get lost in all these thoughts because it's a competitive match. It's not only about sharing minutes, it's about the first title that we want to win

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