Chelsea were playing in Germany this time last night, but after a late night flight home they were given the majority of the day off, meeting up today for a rare evening session under the lights at Cobham.
Graham Potter ran his players through their paces – presumably at a pretty low tempo given the game yesterday, with those who didn’t play getting more of a run around.
It was great to see the likes of Denis Zakaria and Mateo Kovacic with the group – they’re surely ready for some minutes this weekend after frustrating injuries to both of them.
It wasn’t a punishment as far as we know – and in fact a lot of the players look to be enjoying themselves. It’s just all part of the new rhythm of the season after we return to 2 games a week (albeit perhaps for only one week).
It’s a true must win on Saturday.