00:01Morning, morning, morning.
00:04You might not need to jump up.
00:07It's a little bit hot in here.
00:09Wow.
00:11It's a multi-coaster.
00:14It's because we all complimented you on your knitwear last week
00:17so we could get another jump out.
00:19That's alright.
00:25It's a very cool jump, sorry.
00:27You're regretting that.
00:31Shorts, shorts.
00:33Okay.
00:34Good morning.
00:35Thank you for joining us.
00:36We will take the usual format today
00:39and we will begin with Gail Davis and Sky Sports News.
00:45Off you go, Gail.
00:46Yes, yes.
00:47Morning.
00:48Obviously, you came off a very high of the summer
00:53and beat them in the Premier League.
00:55How much was maybe Wednesday?
00:56Just a little bit of a realisation of the work that Chelsea have
01:02over the next few months as you approach this game tomorrow.
01:07I think Wednesday game is a normal game in terms of
01:16it's a Champions League game, it's Bayern Munich away.
01:22And we knew that it was a tough game.
01:25We tried our best.
01:27I think for part of the game we were very good.
01:31and then for sure there are things that we can do better,
01:36but like always.
01:38We don't like to lose game for sure, but my feeling at the end of the game
01:45was a good feeling in terms of we are here and we're going to play our part in this competition.
01:56We've heard this week from the PFA you've been checking in on a couple of your players.
02:03You spoke last week about the fact that you hadn't even spoken to Raheem Sterling
02:08when he hadn't got his move on deadline day.
02:12How comfortable are you with the situation that those players find themselves in?
02:17It wasn't that long ago you were a player. How might you feel in their situation?
02:25I've been in Raheem's situation and Axel's situation as a player
02:32and for sure I know that is not the best feeling for a player
02:36because if you are a player that means that you want to turn and play a game.
02:40But then for different reasons the situation is the situation that is in this moment.
02:45I know that the club is giving them the opportunity to work in the right way
02:52and this is the only thing I can say.
02:54It feels like from the outside from what we've heard, training separately, eating separately,
03:00not being a part, it seems quite extreme.
03:04Are you not worried about the long-term effect?
03:06What effect did that have on you when you were told to be by yourself
03:13and absolutely not be a part of what they signed up to be a part of?
03:18No, but I know that it's something that you like and want to talk about,
03:27but it's not just Chelsea, it's any club in the world, I can promise you.
03:31Italy, Spain, England, France, USA, Brazil, any club in the world.
03:36When for any reason the player and the club doesn't find any solution,
03:42you give the player all the tools to do training sessions and to do everything,
03:47but if you are not involved in the squad, you are not involved in the squad.
03:50Again, I know that it's something that you like to talk about,
03:53but it's not about Chelsea, it's about any club in the world.
03:56I know, but it's about the human at the centre of this, isn't it?
03:59Like their mental health.
04:02My father is 75 years old and for 50 years he has been a fisherman,
04:09working for 2 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock in the morning.
04:12This is hard in life, not players the way they work.
04:18A word on United then.
04:21We've heard a lot from Amarim after what's been quite difficult
04:25at the start of the season for him.
04:27He's speaking to his philosophies.
04:30As a modern manager at a club where you don't always have total control
04:36over the players in and out, how much do you feel having that element
04:41of flexibility helps you to get to where you want to go?
04:46The only thing I can say is that I really appreciate Ruben.
04:50I watched Ruben games since he was in Sporting.
04:54He's a magnificent manager.
04:57Like all the managers, when you start a new project,
05:01sometimes you can struggle a little bit more, a little bit less,
05:04but at the end you're going to struggle.
05:06But I don't have any doubt that he's a fantastic manager.
05:09Chelsea haven't won at Old Trafford in quite some time,
05:19I don't know if you know that, since 2013,
05:2112 years since they won at Old Trafford.
05:23Is it fair to say this does look quite a good opportunity,
05:26given the start that United have had?
05:30I think it's always difficult to play United away in their stadium,
05:36Old Trafford, so I don't think that now is the right moment
05:40or next year will be the right moment or last year was the right moment.
05:44It's always difficult.
05:45It's a difficult team, it's a difficult stadium.
05:48I watch the games that they played this season,
05:50some of the games are not a real result in terms of even City games,
05:55until 1-0, 2-0 they were in the game.
05:57When the game was 0-0, they had a few chances to score
06:00and to go ahead on the result.
06:02So, it will be a tough game, no doubt.
06:05Player-wise, how's Cole Palmer and any other injuries?
06:10Cole is OK.
06:12We have a session now, we flew back yesterday,
06:17so we need to assess some of the players,
06:20we have some doubt,
06:21but we didn't do any sessions since Wednesday game,
06:24and we'll see after.
06:26It's going to be like this obviously with the Champions League,
06:28but does that give a team like Man Utd,
06:30who don't play every weekend,
06:32a advantage over you?
06:33You didn't get back until Thursday,
06:35you travel up to Manchester.
06:37If you ask me, I prefer to play the Champions League game,
06:41no doubt.
06:42But at the same time, the reality says
06:44that they had one entire week to prepare the game,
06:47and we played a game two days ago, 24 hours ago, 48 hours ago,
06:53but again, I prefer to play the Champions League games.
06:56Given that you had the draw of Brentford and defeating Munich,
06:59does it just put a little bit more pressure on this game at Old Trafford?
07:02Absolutely not, personally not.
07:04I have pressure all the games that I want to try to win all the games,
07:07but it's not because we drew Brentford and we lost Bayern Munich away
07:12that this game I feel more pressure.
07:15I always had pressure because we want to win all the games.
07:19And again, I think Bayern Munich away, PSG away and Barcelona away
07:26probably they were the worst stadium to go and play the first game in Champions League.
07:32We were there, we compete face to face and we see the next one.
07:37Thanks John.
07:38Soraya?
07:39Hi.
07:40Against Bayern Munich, of course outside of the really strong points,
07:43there was some fatigue among some of the players that we could see.
07:46Specifically, mainly Jao Pedro, who had to leave the press a lot of the time
07:50and use his physicality.
07:51Of course you recalled Mark Gui and he's very good at pressing,
07:55but how realistic is it in your plans to consistently use him in Dillac's absence?
08:00Mark is back, the reason why he's back is because the intention is to use him,
08:04but he needs to do things better, he needs to improve things,
08:11and for sure we're going to use him.
08:14When Parma and Esteval play together, you have like a right wing that likes ten zones,
08:19you have a ten that likes drifting into the right half space.
08:22Who do you prefer to play wider in general and just on the back of Esteval?
08:26How much do you think he can develop and be great in that ten role?
08:29Esteval can be great in all the attacking positions because his talent is very good,
08:35he's a top player, but at the same time he's 17, 18 years old,
08:38so he needs to be 18 years old in his time a little bit.
08:43But I think both they can play wide, both they can play as a ten,
08:48and I feel very lucky to have both of them with us.
08:53Last season I remember you spoke about ahead of a Newcastle game
08:56when they were in a difficult period,
08:58that this is the hardest time to play a team like that.
09:00As mentioned, Manchester United are in an up-and-down situation right now.
09:05What do you think are their main threats that could be used against you this weekend?
09:10First of all, the desire to win this game after when you struggle,
09:18the next one is the one that we want to win,
09:23so the desire to win against Chelsea,
09:26at home, in front of their fans,
09:29so there are all reasons that they can be very important for them.
09:34Thanks, Soraya.
09:35Simon.
09:36Hi, Anto.
09:37How do you think he's started under you,
09:42and how do you think he's mentally prepared to go back to his old club?
09:48Do you think he's ready to start in a game where we don't know
09:52what kind of atmosphere he might get?
09:55In the last two games, he was inside very good.
09:58He came in very good in the second half against Brentford
10:01and the other day against Bayern Munich,
10:03so we are happy in the way he's adapting our style,
10:07what we want from the winger.
10:09Now if he's ready to start tomorrow,
10:12I think he's ready to start.
10:14Do you think he should get a good reception from the United fans,
10:19given that he seems to leave in a very unhappy way?
10:23I don't know Simon, to be honest.
10:25I don't know.
10:26It's a question for the fans, not for me.
10:29Can he handle it though, if he does get a top reception?
10:32Do you think he's got a young player?
10:35Yeah, it's always difficult.
10:38The other day against Bayern Munich,
10:40Cucurelia every time he touched the ball,
10:42the noise was not the best one,
10:44but you have to learn also to handle these kinds of things.
10:47OK, thanks guys.
10:49Camera's off please.
10:50Oh my god.
10:52I'm trying.
10:53I'm trying.
10:54I'm trying.
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