In preparation for Chelsea’s upcoming Premier League encounter with Burnley, training at Cobham was observed by colossus Cole Palmer and tiny Malo Gusto.
Palmer, who was not part of the last set of international matches as a result of fitness concerns, demonstrated positive energy by joining the Surrey-based facility in the training sessions.
In parallel, Gusto was already back in Cobham, suddenly a few days after he was deemed selected for the France Under-21s. After the international break, most of Chelsea’s players who played for national teams re-joined the team.
After his national duties, Conor Gallagher, who already participated in a couple of England’s matches against Brazil and Belgium, was seen at the club training field.
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Petrovic, starting for the third time with the seniors of the Serbian team against Russia, returned to the club team and training. Interestingly, some players were missing from the training session; they were Levi Colwill, Reece James, and Christopher Nkunku who continued to fight the recurring injuries.
Pochettino will likely try to cover these issues at his press conference on Thursday evening. Although there are a significant number of starting players, nevertheless this season there are a lot of big names who are missing due to injuries.
The unfortunate setback of the team was a bit tragic as Romeo Lavia will be missing the rest of the season due to complications in recovering from the injuries that he had been dealing with for a long time.
The announcement of him suffering long-term injury makes the matter even more telling of the difficulties the club has encountered in handling the injury list this season.
The training session at Cobham offers a golden, pivotal moment for players to pause and channel their energies after this encounter for the clash against Burnley.
Given the fact that the Premier League title race is progressing frantically, every training session for the Blues now turns into a matter of life and death so that Chelsea can cover ground till the end of the season.
Even though there are disappointments and absences, however, the persistence and perseverance shown by the players during the training draws attention to their strength and success-seeking approach.
