Chelsea are going into tonight’s Champions League game against Sevilla expected to make a few changes and rest some key players.
Frank Lampard hinted in his press conference that he has some fringe players knocking on the door, and having already qualified for the knockout stages of the competition, now is a low-risk time to rest some players for the weekend.
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Lampard on rotations for Sevilla: "Yes, I will have to do it for different reasons. Some players have played a lot."
"Also, players who aren't playing so regularly are training really well, knocking on the door and deserve to play. I don't expect a drop in level." #CFC #UCL
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One of those players who is likely to benefit from the rotation is Chelsea’s current vice-captain Jorginho. He is largely missing out in a starting role behind N’Golo Kante as things stand, so he may well come into tonight’s starting line up – especially due to the fact he was the player speaking alongside Lampard at the press conference yesterday.
The Italian international welcomes the competition though and says it is good for the team, which is a great positive attitude to have especially in such a large squad.
As reported by the Chelsea website, Jorginho said:
“It’s a big squad so we can make changes and keep the level of the team high.
“That’s a good thing for us. Competition is good because it makes the level of training higher and means we have to work even harder to have a chance to play.
“Everyone wants to play but the most important thing is that we try to win and that we are winning. When the call comes, I’m working hard to be prepared for that.”
Another player who could start after a mainstay warming the bench, is striker Olivier Giroud, and Jorginho was speaking about the French international also…
“Everyone loves him because he’s such a nice guy and he deserves it.
“I was so happy for Oli because of the person he is, the way he works every single day with a smile.
“He brings so much to our group, not just on the pitch but in the changing room as well so when I saw the ball going in, I was just so happy. That’s football and that’s why I love it. You never know what’s going to happen and in that moment it was an amazing feeling.”
And on Sevilla, he said:
“We have big respect for them because they are very organised.
“We will need to press well and it will be a game for details because it’s a high level of football.
“It’s a big opportunity for us to try to win the group. We know finishing on top is a big thing so we’re going to try to win the game to do that.”
