James in conversation with Pochettino, Cucurella acrobatics - Spotted in Chelsea training
Chelsea play the third match of their pre-season campaign on Thursday morning as they take on Newcastle United at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The Magpies will present arguably the sternest test yet for the Blues, who go into the game with back-to-back wins over Wrexham and Brighton over the past week. It has been a gruelling training camp under Mauricio Pochettino and it shows no signs of stopping anytime soon as the Argentine looks to get his new squad as fit as possible by the time Liverpool come to Stamford Bridge on August 13.
Thus far, 24 of Chelsea's 30-man squad have been used over the course of the two pre-season matches. Pochettino will continue to try and experiment with his squad over the next two games but the final pre-season clash with Borussia Dortmund, which takes place just ten days before the Blues' Premier League opener against Liverpool, could see something close to what the head coach believes is his strongest XI.
Against Newcastle, though, it is set to be another 90 minutes worth of experiments as Pochettino tries to discover more about his new set of players. The Blues were put through on Monday as they prepare for the test of Eddie Howe's side, who they drew 1-1 with on the final day of the 2022/23 Premier League season. So, with that being said, football.london takes a look at five things we spotted from the training pictures released by the club.
Reece James recently landed in the United States to join up with his Chelsea teammates for the rest of the pre-season camp. The England international did not travel with the squad initially as a precaution but landed in Philadelphia on Friday ahead of the Brighton game, but did not take any part against the Seagulls.
James was snapped having a
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