🗣️ Xabi Alonso on Chelsea’s 4-3 win over Brighton & Hove Albion [H] in the Premier League:
🤝 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧:
“Quite a lot at the end.
“All the wins, I enjoyed them a lot. But it was a game of different moments, different feelings and at the end we are happy with the result.
“For sure we value a lot this win against a very good opponent that was tough in the last years. So we are happy with that. But for sure there are things, moments that we have done really well, other moments that this is a process.
“We are in the process to keep learning from us, to keep improving and normally it is easier with a win.”
🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐨’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟:
“Hopefully it was not new and it wasn’t more than last time. So he was cautious to stop, to say that this feeling was not the best but we need to assess during the week. But it wasn’t something new.”
💪 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐳 𝐢𝐧:
“I spoke with him yesterday, we talked about the game, about our team and he felt ready so I don’t have to tell him many things to perform and even that for sure a keeper wants to have a clean sheet but I am happy with his first impact.
“He has been in the building for 48 hours so now we will have the whole week to prepare for the next one and day-by-day we will feel his presence because he has this charisma, this aura to influence and to have a very positive connection with the rest of the team.”
🤔 𝐎𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝:
“We want the best for the team and that's why we made the decision against Luton and today and anything that happens before Tuesday evening, we need to be aware of what is going to develop.
“We are not sure, we are preparing for all the scenarios but I am sure that whatever happens from Wednesday we will have a good enough squad to compete in all the Premier League games.”
(Via bobbyvincent - Football London)
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