00:00Let's start off. Yeah, Don?
00:23No, I wouldn't say it's a problem.
00:25If you look at all the incidents, they're all very different.
00:28They've all come at different times of the games.
00:30It's obviously not ideal, but it's something that we're not worried about
00:34and something that won't continue.
00:46Yeah, like you just said, they've been incidental moments.
00:48If you look at the last one, it was just a slightly mistimed tackle.
00:52He tried his best to get to the ball.
00:54He didn't manage to do so, so it was just one of those moments.
00:57I'll go to Jack in the second row, please.
01:01Yeah, that's something that will stay between us.
01:07A big party at least.
01:09We'll see.
01:11How have you personally found a step up to the Champions League?
01:17I think, especially after the Bayern game, it was a good performance, but maybe a bit of a learning experience in terms of the way they made it against you.
01:23How have you found a step up to the Champions League?
01:27I think, especially after the Bayern game, it was a good performance, but maybe a bit of a learning experience in terms of the way they made it against you.
01:39How have you found a couple of games in?
01:40Yeah, obviously, the Bayern game didn't go our way.
01:43We put in a good performance, but again, at that level, you can't afford to give away goals the way we did.
01:48And then we came back to Stafford Bridge and got a great result against Benfica.
01:53We'll go to Matt.
02:11Yeah, I was just informed about earlier today, actually.
02:14Yeah, it's an interesting stat, but yeah, I'm happy to be the first one, age 28.
02:21I mean, in broad terms, you're a relatively young player, but at Chelsea, you're an old player.
02:29I wouldn't call myself an old player at 28.
02:32You're the oldest in the first team spot.
02:34Yeah, I'm the eldest here, but I wouldn't call myself an old player. It's a young team.
02:38Do you feel old among all the kids, or do you feel quite similar age to them?
02:45I feel my age. I feel 28 years of age. It's a great age, and I've still got a long way to go in the game.
02:52I think 28 is a great age to start kicking on and doing great things.
02:56Do you at all worry that your age will ever make it difficult for you here, because the club seems to focus so much on you?
03:06No, not at all. As long as you play at a high level and perform well, I don't think it matters in your age.
03:13You can see, if you're a young player at age 19, like Josh is when he was performing on the weekend, you can come and play for this club.
03:20So, for me, it doesn't matter what your age is, as long as you're giving your all for the club and playing at a high level.
03:25Perfect. Will you Simon in the front row, please?
03:27Hi, Tyson. How well do you think Chelsea coped in the absence of your best friend Cole Palmer?
03:39Yeah, we're doing well. We obviously miss Cole Palmer. He is our best player, but again, we're doing very well.
03:46You saw Joao go into that number 10 role that Cole normally fills and do a great job over the weekend.
03:53And just quickly, what do you make of Kato and how he's settled into Chelsea so far?
03:59Yeah, very well. He's working incredibly hard every single day, learning our system and getting used to the way we play and English football.
04:08So, we're all very happy with Joao.
04:10What specifics or tactics do you see in him that you think could make the impact in English football and practice?
04:19To be honest, I think his all-around game is top. The way I've seen him go forward in training is amazing.
04:25The way he's composed and the way he brings that aggressivity into his game is something that is great to see.
04:32We'll go to the gentleman. Okay, we'll go to Bobby Vincent then.
04:39Hi Justin. On Saturday, Rondon has been a four-and-a-one sport.
04:43It's been sort of a clear instruction as to the team.
04:46How important is it, as have you experienced Rondon's sport?
04:51Yeah, definitely. Even when I'm on the side of the pitch, I'm always trying to help.
04:56And the most important thing is getting the three points. So, any details I can give to the boys off the pitch to help them perform is very important.
05:05And that's what I was doing on Saturday.
05:08We'll go to the gentleman at the back row there.
05:11Hi Justin. I'm on the net. Nice to meet you.
05:15I wonder, what are your thoughts on Ajax? Did Joel tell you they are struggling since the NBA?
05:25No, he's not said they're struggling. We've watched a bit of them yesterday and saw how they play and what we expect from them.
05:32We're going to do the same again today to really analyse them and know what their strengths and weaknesses are when they come here tomorrow night.
05:40Were you aware that they were struggling when they were in position?
05:43I've seen that they've not been performing to the highest of standards that Ajax have set previously.
05:48But I'm sure they're a great club and a great team full of good individuals that will continue to perform well.
05:55Go to Dary in the second row here.
05:58You do it regularly. I've noticed that in Holland as well, in the final you were in the technical area for most of the game, showing instructions to the team, almost like a coach. Is that part of you? Is that in you? Is that something you'd like to do one day?
06:16I am 28 but I'm not thinking about managing right now. 28 is not that old. It is something that's in me. It's part of my leadership role within the team and I do the same when I'm on the pitch and I'll continue to do the same off it as well.
06:31Obviously that tournament you made team of the year. I can't promise if you wanted to be the player of the tournament.
06:38Any chance of making that in this tournament this time around?
06:42Yeah definitely that's the aim to perform at the highest of levels to win this competition and also get those same accolades.
06:49It is our front row please.
06:51Hi, I just wanted to ask you, with your leadership role in mind, what have you made of Josh actually playing a bit more regularly in Liverpool and then not even for his sport, what have you made of his performance in 2017 in terms of a leader and a defender?
07:07Yeah, whenever I know he's going to be on the pitch I try to give him any support possible, even every single day I'm on to him to make sure he's doing the right things.
07:16Because when I was his age I had people like Vincent Kompany doing the same for me so I think it's very important to have somebody elder than you and performing at a higher level than you to be there to support you in any way possible.
07:29What's he good at and what's he going to do to go to the next level? What's the good thing to take the next step as well?
07:36Yeah I think we can all see Josh's qualities on the ball, especially when he's driving with the ball is unmatched for me.
07:42He's the best at it and he just needs to continue working the same way and keep that confidence and with time he's going to be a great player for us.
07:51We'll have a last with Davide and we'll finish with Peter.
07:55It's not difficult. We have a team full of, we have a squad full of amazing players and no matter who is on the pitch we always play well together and we know what we need to do because we have a great system behind us.
08:20It's just a matter of knowing the system though?
08:26Yeah that's exactly why we have that system in place so anyone can come in and perform at a high level and that's what we all do.
08:32Hi Tosan, I know you've had a card injury so I'm just wondering first of all how you are on pitchers-wise and then secondly there's been quite a few injuries for Chelsea so far at the start of the season.
08:47Of course you're having an unusual pre-season which is pretty unprecedented.
08:52Is there something that you can worry within the camp about that?
08:55There are some more injuries that you can talk about and how you guys are feeling about it?
09:01Yeah it's obviously not an ideal situation having a few players picking up niggles but we're all doing our best to be on the pitch to help each other and to help the club perform at a high level.
09:11We're all sacrificing ourselves. It obviously was an unusual pre-season and a long season at the back end of last season with the Club World Cup only finishing in July but we're all doing our best to be out there on the pitch.
09:24Is that something you should worry about for the rest of the season as well?
09:28Well what we do is we look at the next games and we look at the upcoming times and see what we can do from there.
09:35We all try to, like I just said, we all try to be on the pitch as soon as possible.
09:38Perfect, thank you everyone.
