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Glen Johnson believes that Chelsea’s young squad can imitate his victory for the Premier League with Blues next season, but the former Defender of England knows that his club’s World Cup campaign could affect Enzo Maresca players.
Six times Champions have not set up a credible title offer since their last triumph in 2016/17, with Maresca also the challenge of having just over a month between the end of the competition in the United States and the visit of Crystal Palace to begin their first flight calendar.
“It is a good concept, from the perspective of the fans, when you have the best teams in the world playing and you usually don’t see it,” says Johnson about Fifa Expanded Club World Cup.
“As a player, wait for the summer because you need a break to be able to deal with the demanding season, so to go and have many other competitive games when you could rest it does not feel good.
“The games are so demanding and now they play so many football games.
Chelsea can challenge Premier League – Johnson
Chelsea finished fourth in the first season of Maresca in charge, with a victory of two wins in 10 league games between December and February, began his strong start in a battle to qualify for the Champions League despite a strong investment.
“The most important thing that dropped them last year was consistency,” says Johnson, speaking through 888sport.
“They put some performances where you thought” a bleeding hell, they will be difficult to fight “, but then they would lose a silly game, which you cannot do if you go to the title.
“There were games that I saw on the bridge where I thought they were the best I had seen for years, but then they would leave the gas for the next game.”
John Terry: Chelsea’s legend took pressure “
Maresca has once again had a summer occupied out of the pitch, including the signings of striker Joao Pedro de Brighton & Hove Albion for £ 60 million and the protagonist Jamie Gittens of Borussia Dortmund for up to 52 million £.
Former Liam Delap arrived from the city of Ipswich for 30 million pounds, while Winger Estevao is about to complete a transfer of 52 million pounds from Palmeiras and midfielder Dario Essugo cost 18.5 million in the sport, among a set of signings with a notable age profile.
“I like the fact that they are happy to spend money on youth, for the future,” says Johnson, who signed as a 18 -year -old young man in 2003 and won the Premier League and the EFL Cup 2004/05 for four years as part of a workforce with the legendary captain John Terry.
“At the same time, you must have a balance with current players that can make you compete almost immediately. We had much more established hell of players, most boys were already international.
“We were more inclined for big name players, where you know what you are getting. You would have 18 years old and others around 25 years old.
“You are not so afraid to make a mistake because you have Marcel Dassailly by your side or jt (Terry) or someone like that.
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“It’s not that you make mistakes that change the game, but it only makes you a little pressure.
“They believed in you because they knew what you could do with training together. You would not play if they didn’t want or need you.
“They could only prevent the calmness and prevent you from leaving you too much.
Reece James: Injuries that give off the soul “
One of Johnson’s successors on the right for the club and the country, Reece jamesHe is a player at high risk of the requirements of the calendar after a series of injuries that have restricted the availability of 25 years.
“He usually plays a few games and his body drops him,” he observes Johnson, who understands the situation of James. “You just try to manage your body and get some luck.
“When you get out of the treatment room, it is difficult to get a physical shape first. Then there is impetus.
“Two or three games are back there, it is only destroying my soul. I did it many times, every time I was called” this will happen eight weeks, “I would try to turn it into four or five, because you do not want to be there.
“You feel good, but when you do the rehabilitation, you do not push yourself as much as you do on a match day; you can do it with the brake hand, so to say and take your time.
“But then you have to do what you need to do, and that’s when you can start recurring injuries. It’s because the boys want to play again.”
Club World Cup: Chelsea vs Fluminense
The Chelsea will face the Brazilian Fluminense part in New Jersey in the semifinals of the Club World Cup on Tuesday (20:00 BST), when a victory would send them to the final in the same environment against Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid on Sunday (20:00).
Although the finals are very lucrative for the club, there has been a great deal of debate as to whether the players are fully motivated to risk injuries at the end of a nine -month season in what has often been the heat.
“ You do not want (injured) and to be out of ten weeks, ” says Johnson, that his achievements during his exceptional 16 -year -old senior career included a Cup victory with Portsmouth in 2008, raising the EFL Cup with Liverpool in 2012 and went to two editions of the World Cup and the euro 2012 on the way to win 54 heads.
“They will not need the preseason because they will not have enough time to adapt. It is the same with friendships; do not go 100% because you have them for a reason.
“To get in shape, press yourself in the right times. But at the same time, you are thinking that” it is not as important as the first game of the season of the Premier League “and you have to be enough for that.”
Chelsea in the Club World Cup: Live Transmission, TV channel in the United Kingdom
Chelsea’s live live coverage is activated Dazwith its final potential on the platform and Canal 5.
Dazn subscribers or Freemium member can tune in as part of their existing membership, while non-subsets can register for a free account to start seeing.
Fans can see Dazn and Channel 5 applications on smart television, phones, tablets, game consoles and streaming devices.
Chelsea Club Squad World
Porters: Filip Jorgensen, Mike Penders, Robert Sanchez, Gaga Slonina
Defenders: Josh Achempong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Aaron Angelmino, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella, Malo Gusto, Reece James, Mamadou Sar
Migrants: Moises Caicedo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dario exhaust, Enzo Fernandez, Romeo Lavia, Andrey Santos
Distribute: Liam Delap, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer
When the season of the 2025/26 Premier League of Chelsea begins and ends?
To have been qualified for the Champions League The end day of 2024/25Chelsea assumed the Palace of the Winners of the FA Cup in the initial week of the 2025/26 season.
The game at Stamford Bridge is at 14:00 on Sunday, August 17 and is live at the main event of Sky Sports, Premier League and Ultra in the United Kingdom.
The last round of matches will begin at the same time on May 24, 2026. There will be no rounds at 60 hours of each other and there will be no device on December 24.
