Chelsea prepares for a week before the season to reduce physical training, and pays attention to the overall performance of internal defenders

Hupu August 17th News Daily Mail's famous reporter Kieran Gil wrote the final column of Chelsea's pre-season.

(the following is the form of prose)

Chelsea Performance Director Bryce Cavana is no stranger to short-term training camps. He played for seven years at the FA and worked with England before being poached by Chelsea in July 2023.

But even for experienced Australians, 28 players returning to the arena after three weeks of the Club World Cup offseason, for a 13-day preseason match was an unprecedented challenge.

Everyone’s consensus? Give up beep tests, cancel round-trip sprints, give up unnecessary physical training, Reese James and others don't have time to run aimlessly from one end of the court to the other like Forrest Gump. On Monday, August 4, Maresca told the players that they would treat this week as a normal week of a normal season. First, prepare for the friendship match. Then, they will welcome their first opponent in the Premier League - Crystal Palace.

The players were very surprised. Reduce running? Yes, head coach, please. Chelsea's physical fitness department believes that three weeks are not enough for Cole Palmer and his teammates to drop sharply, and catching up with Crystal Palace's preparation level is simply futile. After the routine weighing, Chelsea players began to train indoors. In the gym, you will see the white outline of the trophy surrounding the blue walls and a neon light reminding them that they are "the pride of London".

Background music sounded, like Knucks' Home (and of course other British rappers' songs), Liam Drapp performed a squat with a barbell on his shoulder, Seido skipped a small hurdle and stood on one foot.

18-year-old Brazilian prodigy Estevan received careful guidance from Portuguese-speaking players, especially Pedro Neto.

Goalkeepers Robert Sanchez and Philip Jorgensen began to conduct reaction training, and as long as the button in front of them flashed green, they would rush forward, just like playing a gopher game.

This is all supervised by a group of physical coaches who track players' data in real time through the device. "Rob, it's great." "Yes, Mo." "Continue, Liam." After the fitness class, everyone walked outdoors, and Maresca focused on technical training. One of his warm-up exercises is like a game of catching people, in which players are divided into two teams in a cone area - the chaser and the chaser.

The pass route is repeated, mannequin exercise training, and offensive sequence - Joao Pedro breaks behind him and then breaks the goal of Chelsea third goalkeeper Gaga Slonina.

Colville's ACL is in serious injury. His absence will have an impact in the coming season – Maresca is struggling to find a suitable replacement – the team performance department is closely watching the defender’s teammates perform for the rest of the preseason.