Chelsea FC

The focus in Chelsea's first preseason match over the weekend was purely on fitness, to get the legs moving in a semi-competitive match setting.

This was simply not good enough for the effort and quality we showed in the first 80 metres of the pitch and the amount of space we had, and the number of attacks we created, there were not enough clear chances and deliveries in the last 20 metres. “[It] doesn’t matter what I have in my mind, the only thing that matters is what I see on the pitch. “Second half, it took us half an hour to show some quality and then it was maybe for ten minutes, so it was not good at all. The last 20 metres of the pitch were not good enough, even in the first half. And while it was a bit better in the first-half, that performance was quite incomplete as well. That focus has started to shift a bit towards the tactical for yesterday’s game, our second friendly of the summer.

Chelsea fell to defeat in their second friendly of the summer as Charlotte FC earned a win via penalties.

That's what we are so sure, and that's why it was like for us top of the list." The introduction of his leadership was expected but Sterling has also proposed a level for Callum Hudson-Odoi to reach. The main point is his intensity and the amount of repetition of intensity that he delivers. It's exactly what we need to raise the level of our players, that they understand what is needed. The Chelsea boss was not happy with the lack of quality produced by his side, particularly in the second period. Tuchel said: "Second half, it took us half an hour to show some quality and then it was maybe for ten minutes, so it was not good at all.

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