August 1, 2023
Mauricio Pochettino | Chelsea vs B. Dortmund | PRE Match press conference from Chicago, USA
00:00 Intro
00:10 Pleased with new signing?
I think today is going to be his first training session with us. He's a young and talented player. We don't know if he will have the possibility to play tomorrow. Now is time to assess and see if he is going to be with us or the way the club signed, maybe it can be a possibility to loan or stay with us.
1:15 am so happy with the players, the staff, of course with the owners and the sporting directors. They are working really hard to put in place what we want and helping the performance, playing against Fulham going up. We need to keep this. We are working and so far I am so happy.
2:05 Anyone caught your eye?
Too many. Performance I think was good because when we prepared to come to the USA we needed a bigger squad, with many young players. It was important for them to show. I am happy with all players as it isn't to play for Chelsea with the pressure to perform. I am so happy.
3:00 A Little disappointed more transfers have not come in
No I am not disappointed. We knew we would find this situation, I am aware the club is working. Working hard to try to finish the squad as soon as possible. We understand the last few weeks of the transfer window maybe some things are going to happen.
4:10 Behind or ahead of schedule in pre-season?
I am happy. It was a situation we knew we were going to find. We are happy with pre-season. I don't believe we are ahead or behind, it is the reality and we need to be possiible.
5:15 Colwill said thanks to Brighton - what have you found out about him?
At the moment I need to see him and know each other better. He is a fantastic talent. We are talking also how we can improve his game. He is so relaxed, so calm. So happy to have him in the squad.
7:20 We prepare how we think after the tour, what is the best for the squad. We arrive Thursday afternoon and then friday and saturday we will have training sessions then Sunday and Monday off.
10:00 Big chance for Colwill at the start of the season?
We assume he is going to play. We are talking for him to have the possibility to compete with different teammates. If he deserves to play, he will play. The possibility to play because Ben is injured. He needs to deserve. He needs to show he is ready to play.
11:20 Slonina impression?
I think he is a young player that came from Chicago, of course I need to see more because he met us here on the tour, similar to Lesley. We need more time to discover and of course, if the club sign it's because they beleive in him and that he is a great talent and we need to decide if it is better to stay with us or what is best for him to grow and be one of the greatest keepers.
12:30 What does signing one more defender mean for Chalobah?
We suffered a big loss with Fofana. It is normal the club is working to try and reinforce that area. It is similar to when we talked about Levi. Chelsea need to have good players.
By HaytersTV
