Koulibaly on Potter's non-selection of him: "It is true that I haven't played with the new manager but I know my time will come. I am a big worker and when I don't play I make sure I work well. I am trying to show on the training pitch that I can play my first game for him." #CFC
Koulibaly: "We have to absolutely do everything to win this game tomorrow because we haven't started the Champions League well." #CFC#UCL
Koulibaly: "I miss Napoli and Naples but I wanted to come here and join this club which is one of the best in the world."
"I knew it would be difficult to go from Italy to England. I am going through a process that's normal, I am working hard and happy to be here." #CFC#UCL
Koulibaly thinks Napoli can win Serie A but he says he has no regrets. He watches Napoli as a fan.
"Today, I play for a great club and they need me. I will do everything I can to contribute for this great team." #CFC#UCL
Koulibaly is not worrying about adapting to the PL: "I know that it will come and my moment will come." #CFC#UCL
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Graham Potter press conference incoming at Stamford Bridge.
Potter on Chelsea team news: Mendy is fit, Kante is training 'more and more but not fully', Jorginho felt his abdominal vs Palace and is a doubt, as is Havertz. Everyone else is fit including Cucurella. #CFC#UCL
Potter on Milan: "We're playing a top opponent so we have to play well and create a good atmosphere to get our supporters behind us." #CFC#UCL
Todd Boehly dropping bombs @SALTConference: “We’ve talked about having a multi-club model. I want to continue building out the footprint. I think there’s different countries where there’s advantages to having a club.” #CFC
@SALTConference Boehly: "I think Tuchel is obviously extremely talented. He is someone who has had great success at Chelsea. Our vision for the club was finding a manager who really wanted to collaborate with us. There’s a lot of walls to break down at Chelsea." #CFC
@SALTConference Boehly on Tuchel: "No one is right or wrong, we just didn’t have a shared vision for the future. It wasn’t about Zagreb. It was about a shared vision of what we wanted for Chelsea Football Club to look like." #CFC
Jorginho: "A lot has happened as everyone knows. We are adapting to the new coach. We are very excited to work with him and his staff. It has been a good first few days. Of course, we had a great time with Thomas [Tuchel] and appreciate what he does for us, the fans and everyone"
Jorginho on Tuchel's sacking: "It was a surprise for everyone." #CFC#UCL
Jorginho on where it went wrong for Tuchel: "We tried to do what we could and where it could go better. Unfortunately it wasn't working, the challenge now is to rebuild confidence." #CFC#UCL
Graham Potter on joining Chelsea: "You have to look at the football club, tradition, size and quality of the club to compete at the top of the Premier League. It is a completely different challenge to what I have even though I had three fantastic years at Brighton." #CFC#UCL
Potter on making his debut in the #UCL: "I've had the experience watching #UCL as a fan. I've had my Europa League experience with Ostersund and fantastic experiences winning against PAOK and Galatasaray." #CFC
Graham Potter says he doesn't think he has even watched a Champions League game in the flesh before. He will now lead a new team out against RB Salzburg. #CFC#UCL
Graham Potter has already been contacted by Chelsea who want to make an appointment ASAP. A good relationship with Brighton might help. Mauricio Pochettino is also in the running
Thread: Tuchel's sacking had been coming since they lost 4-0 to Arsenal in preseason.
The feeling was it was unravelling, both his aptitude as a coach and the relationship with the new owners-players. The excuses made were unconvincing: standard.co.uk/sport/football…#CFC
Thomas Tuchel’s press conferences increasingly felt detached from reality (to me) but it wasn’t him putting on a front to media - that’s what he like behind the scenes. Many weren't convinced by the excuses: standard.co.uk/sport/football…#CFC