00:00okay good morning and thank you for joining us we will take the usual format
00:27today and begin with a live section and start with Gail Davis and Sky Sports News
00:34off you go Gail
00:36morning
00:41no no no Friday nickwear today for us no were you worried about the heating again
00:46no better today
00:48okay should we start by talking injuries in particular in Cold War
00:55given what happens against United, where was he at and how careful are you going to have
01:04to be with him over the next few weeks given it was a risk that didn't pay off at the start
01:10of that game?
01:11Yeah, we decided to protect a little bit Cole in terms of don't get worse in his injuries,
01:21we decided to rest him for the next two or three weeks, probably until the international break,
01:29just to see if with that rest he can be able to recover 100% and to be completely fit after the international break.
01:40What's the problem and is it something that rest will repair or does he need some sort of surgery?
01:49No, I don't think he needs surgery, it's just a matter of to manage his pain in his groin,
01:56that with the amount of games it's something that can happen, so this is the reason why we try to be a little bit conservative with him,
02:06to give him rest and hopefully he can be 100% fit after the international break.
02:13And everyone else or who else is at this point pulled out for tomorrow?
02:20We are tossing injury, that probably will be out until the international break.
02:28What's the problem again?
02:30He has a small problem in his calf, and then Wes Fofana had a concussion the other day against Lincoln,
02:42and the rest I think they are all OK.
02:45Apart from those that have a long return, how are those coming back?
02:49Romeo and Benoit, they are better. We will see if they can join us tomorrow, otherwise we will be for the next one.
03:01I know you spent quite a lot of time in the build-up to the Lincoln game talking about the empty goalkeepers.
03:06Do you have any questions to answer or does Sanchez go straight back in after Jorgenson's performance on Wednesday?
03:15No, I think Robert for a long period, a long time, he was very good with us.
03:21The last part of last season, the beginning of the season, he was fantastic.
03:27He made a mistake against Man United, I recognize that.
03:32And I said many times, keeper made mistake, it's like midfielder or defender or striker, it's exactly the same.
03:38We are happy with Robert, we are happy with Filip, both of them, and not any problem with Robert.
03:49I know that you talk about, you know, goalkeepers obviously making mistakes,
03:54I think it was five that led to goals he made last year,
03:57and if you think back to the Brighton game where he had a couple of wobbly moments,
04:02do you think he is growing as a keeper, do you think he is learning from those areas?
04:07Absolutely, yes.
04:09You could expect him not to do what he did against United?
04:12No, it can happen, it can happen, also because it's a quick decision.
04:16But as you said, we conceded probably five goals because of Robert's mistake,
04:22but how many goals we avoid because of Robert's save?
04:25I think many, so not any problem.
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04:42So, what I'm saying is, in his last 65 games that he has been physically fit and available
04:45for the club, he has only missed about five, so he has played a lot,
04:48he has played through his hernia issue, he has been covering physically more ground on
04:53the pitch than any other Chelsea player.
04:54All of this of course impacts his level, his form, the computer.
04:59What is the viable option for you right now when you want to win games to bench him and play Santos or to play him in that different, deeper role where you can actually dictate players?
05:11Enzo can play in different positions for us. He can play as a six or he can play as an attacking midfielder.
05:19We use him, probably 90% of our games as an attacking midfielder. I think he is very good in that position.
05:29The reason why he can have some good moments or bad moments is probably because of the amount of games.
05:38I said many times that for any players, not just for Enzo, but for any players, it's impossible to think that you can play 45 games or 64 games we played that season, all at the same level.
05:50It's normal that you drop in some games, but we are very, very happy with Enzo.
05:55So just to go back to that quickly, you think it's best to play him through maybe bad players or want to get him back again rather than rest?
06:02No, it depends a little bit, depends a little bit what we think from the game plan, but Enzo for us is an important player and we try to use as much as we can.
06:15You as the manager, you obviously see everything you don't, the training sessions, the realistic conversations you have to have.
06:21You rightly so like to protect the young players and not put them up for criticism before they're ready.
06:27You mentioned that you needed to work on some more things, but obviously if he plays and presses up front, Giao Pedro, who is amazing, can play in his best second striker role.
06:36What exactly, just to give you a little bit of insight, does he need to improve on?
06:40First of all, it's the balance of the game, the balance of the team that is important.
06:44Sometimes you can allow yourself to play with two strikers, sometimes not.
06:49Mark is working well and for sure he is going to get some chances.
06:54And just lastly, with Parma-India, who are your direct replacements to be created with your WF, Estabao, Enzo, Pedro, who is more realistic for you?
07:03Yeah, Buonanotte the other day also, he can play in that position.
07:06In the Premier League?
07:07In general, but depends a little bit, depends a little bit, the game, the other team, the way they defend, depends a little bit.
07:18Thanks, Soraya. John?
07:19I'm just on Karl Palmer, how big an impact is it going to have?
07:23You've got a really important week coming up.
07:26You're not having him obviously playing the influence he has on the team, but also if Giao drops to number 10, then you are looking a bit short, aren't you?
07:33Up front for number 9, the striker.
07:36We said that with Cole we are a better team, but we also said that we need to play games without Cole, so we are going to find a solution.
07:44We are not going to play with 10 players for sure, we are going to be 11 players for sure, and we are going to find a different solution.
07:52Do you see Tyric George as a number 9 in that position? Is that his best position?
08:00Listen, listen, last year we had, in the same game, Nicolas Jackson and Marguio injury, and we started to play with Pedro Neto as a 9.
08:10So we tried to find a solution. Now Ty is helping us as a 9, knowing that his position is a winger, he is not a 9.
08:17But he is playing there, he is doing some good things, like the other day he scored the goals.
08:23And we see, we want to find a solution.
08:26How cool is it this next week to maybe define the direction that you are heading in as a group, given the games you've got coming up,
08:34Brighton, Benfica and then obviously Liverpool for the next one as well?
08:39I think it's a bit early to think that next week will be the final season, we are not even in October,
08:46so for me it's quite early, for sure we need to continue to grow, continue to improve.
08:52That I said many times, it's the main thing for me as a manager.
08:56Just one thing about Fabian Herton, I know this time last year when you played Brighton you didn't really want to talk about him.
09:03What is the relationship between the two of you?
09:08No, I think Fabian is doing a fantastic job since last season, since he joined the club.
09:12The club is, the team is doing well, they are winning games, so it's just, it's doing well.
09:20Thanks John. Simon?
09:22Just double checking, it's the final out tomorrow, the concussion.
09:26So you're a bit short of centre-backs.
09:30One, does this give you an opportunity to play action pro?
09:34And secondly, is there any sort of thought in your mind to actually give Axel Di Sassi a tap on the shoulder and say, come over?
09:43No, we have, I already showed trust and confidence on Josh Achipong last year when he played games in a row in the Premier League,
09:53having central defenders available, because last year if you remember when we played Josh Achipong away against the Palace,
10:00at home against Bournemouth, the reason why was not because we didn't have any central defenders.
10:05I think Tosin was available, Benoit was available, I mean we trust Josh, not because of the injury situation.
10:12So nothing changed with Josh, we trust Josh 100%.
10:16He was ill this week, he had the first session yesterday with us, but you know, part of my job is also to find a solution
10:27when we have some problems in terms of numbers.
10:30I just said last year I tried to do the same with number 9, when Nicolas was injured, when Guil was injured,
10:37we tried with Pedro, we tried with Tai, I will try to find a solution also in this moment with the central defenders.
10:46It says that Axel Di Sassi still won't be considered as an option?
10:51There is not any information from the club to consider that, so at the moment it's not an option.
10:59Okay, and last question, Davide, please.
11:02You're approaching a very important week, a lot of important games, are you planning on rotating some players?
11:10The question maybe is, how do you plan to rotate players when you're facing such an important week?
11:15We try always to rotate players, I think it has to be the main target this season.
11:22Also because, you know, the amount of games, the amount of injuries, but at the same time, sometimes you are not able to rotate players
11:31because in that position, for any reason, you like numbers, you don't have the right numbers.
11:37So we try, for sure we have three games in a week, we're going to try to rotate players, but some of them have to repeat every game.
11:46Can you start to measure the impact of playing the Club World Cup?
11:56In this moment, for different reasons, we have different problems.
12:00I think we have seven, eight players out, unfortunately.
12:04Is this a consequence from last season? I don't know.
12:09I don't know, I said it many times, we don't know the answer, unfortunately.
12:13But again, we're going to try to adapt and find a solution.
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