Gold 398: New Era at Chelsea

[TomD27 10]

With the start of the 1st Season with Chelsea only round the corner, manager Tom Drake is delighted with the squad he has built. With a fresh new look to the team havin taken over from Jose. With 9 new players arriving and 11 players departing Stamford Bridge.

Drake has announced his long term commitment to the club and hopes to bring many trophies and success to the fans. He hopes that the supporters will enjoy the attacking style he hopes he will bring to the club. With the team looking alot more youthful and energetic than ever before.

Transfers In:

Hulk Lorenzo Insigne

Axel Witsel Yevhan Konoplyanka

Alen Dzagoev Andriy Yarmolenka

Marek Hamsik Jores Okora

Mathew Lowton Thibaut Courtois ( Returned from loan)

Transfers Out:

Demba Ba Samuel Eto'o

Peter Cech Micheal Essien

Nathaniel Chalobah Mark Schwarzer

Frank Lampard Sam Hutchinson

Gary Cahill John Terry

Juan Mata Marco Van Ginkel ( Out on loan)

The transfers shows how busy Drake was in changing the squad he started off with and has drastically reduced the average age of the squad to a average of 24. Here follows the anniunced squad of 25 for the coming season.

Squad- 1st Season

Goalkeepers

Courtois and Hilario

Defenders

A.Cole D.Luiz B.Ivanovic

T.Kalas J.Okore N.Ake

C.Azpilicuetta M.Lowton R.Bertrand

Midfielders

J. Obi Mikel Y.Konoplyanka S.Ramires

A.Witsel A.Yarmolenka K.De Bruyn

E.Hazard B.Willian M.Hamsik

E.Oscar A.Dzagoev

Strikers

A.Schurlle F.Torres

L.Insigne Hulk

With the league starting tomoorw nigjht with Chelsea's first league game being against Newcastle. Drake feels ready for his team too start there campaign in aiming to win the title. With his 4-2-3-1 formation being very successful in their freindlies so far.

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[TomD27 10]

Re: Gold 398: New Era at Chelsea

With the last friendly before the first game of the season finishing 2-0 against Bournmouth. Where captain David Luiz and Insigne scoring the goals. After dominating the game with 64 % of possesion and also completing the third clean sheet in a row. Tom Drake is ready too announce the first 11 for his first offical game in charge of Chelsea.

Courtois

Azpilicuetta Ivanovic Luiz© Cole

Witsel Oscar

Insigne Hamsik Hazard

Hulk

Which is a line up which will scare any other manager in Europe especially looking at the players on the bench. With Newcastle being the first team to face this fresh and youthful squad.