Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has revealed his happiness at making his first Chelsea appearance against Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday.
The new signing was included in the starting 11 by Antonio Conte as he had to make adjustments to his team following suspensions from previous games.
Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas were sent off in Chelsea’s opening game against Burnley at Stamford Bridge, prompting a number of changes in the subsequent first team.
Antonio Rudiger and Bakayoko were two of three changes made, while Alvaro Morata also started his first Premier League game for Chelsea.
Bakayoko, clearly not fully fit on his debut, spoke of his relief to wear the Chelsea shirt for the first time and hopes for better games ahead.
Yeah, I held on. Of course, it wasn’t easy, I needed to get the rhythm. The Premier League is so different from Ligue 1.
I got to see it from the first minutes. So I needed to be ready. In general, I’m a little bit mixed about my game. I had some good moments, but some bad moments too. Like I said, I need to get the rhythm. It was first match since the injury so, it will come, but I’m happy overall.
Since I signed, I was looking forward to wear that shirt. That’s done now, I’m really happy and we won too so it was a very good day.
Tiemoue Bakayoko, Evening Standard
