Chelsea

Chelsea boss Graham Potter was full of praise for goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for his stellar performance in the 2-0 win at Aston Villa.

"It's a collective desire to do the ugly stuff in the game. "If the players can replicate the first hour moving forward they won't have an issue. "I heard a group singing from the Holte End, I'm aware of it all. "We were better in the second half, more stable. We lost our way a little bit and we needed Kepa to make some fantastic saves," he said. Kepa found a fantastic level, he made brilliant saves which kept us in the game.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed the time that he nearly joined Chelsea before becoming the most expensive defender in the world.

I went back in, hit the ground running and then that November I went to Leeds." "That summer I went on holiday, I got back and I trained before we even went back to pre-season. "And I said, 'listen, with all due respect, thank you but I need to leave London because I was getting a lot of trouble off the pitch. [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/rio-ferdinand-reveals-chelsea-transfer-23963679), Ferdinand revealed the moment when he realised that he was beginning to be engulfed by the London nightlife. And, funnily, I was getting to the meeting to go and meet Leeds, Chelsea rang and said, 'we'll match whatever Leeds are offering. Ferdinand said: "I was out shopping with my dad and then the phone goes.

Mason Mount's brace earned Chelsea their win over Aston Villa as he continued his fine form under Graham Potter.

Then we came out for the second half, regrouped, changed a few things and looked at how we could change the game, do better in possession and create chances because we weren't doing that in the first half. We want to control games and create more chances, we didn't manage to do that, but we suffered through that period and came out in the second half ahead." We are such a strong team, and we need to step up during these tough periods when we know injuries will happen because of the amount of games that we are playing. He said: "I mean, we know as players in the game that we won't have the ball all the time, especially in the Premier League or Champions League, which is top opposition. Look, when you have got a massive World Cup coming up, you don't want it to happen, but you've got to stay focused in every game you play. Chelsea have rebounded this season and won five games in a row, and been unbeaten in six matches under Potter. Mount believes the Blues were mature enough to handle that but ultimately will want to exert control on games moving forwards. England have seen Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips suffer with injury issues in addition to Reece James, and with barely a month to go until the tournament, it must be impossible for teammates to consider how their position could be impacted over the next eight games. Last season, I scored three after I scored my first goal getting two others in the game. Despite netting his first two goals of the season and sealing victory in a game where Chelsea suffered, Mount's mind went to a teammate that wasn't there. He stepped up and has been one of the best players in the team. "It is a big loss, but we have to step up as players.

Chelsea news: Dujon Sterling is again showcasing his talent on loan in the Championship, offering Graham Potter a future solution to Reece James concerns.

“It also gives my teammates confidence that no matter where I am on the pitch, they can give me the ball and trust me.” Dujon Sterling is gaining praise for his performances in the Championship on loan with Stoke City. Sterling was briefly involved in Chelsea's pre-season preparations at Cobham before it became clear under Thomas Tuchel that another loan would prove beneficial. [spoke to Sterling last season](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/dujon-sterling-chelsea-motivation-career-23468413) during his time at Blackpool and how his versatility has allowed him to quickly gain trust. [injury to Reece James](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/james-silva-kante-chelsea-injury-25278311) that will keep him out until after the World Cup in Qatar, concerns over backup in that area for [Graham Potter](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/potter-james-mount-kepa-silva-25277281) have again become a topic of conversation amongst supporters. "Very, very few people get past him.

The international department recently hosted a team tour group from Perth, Australia and gave a Chelsea FC experience in the UK for a squad of 14 players ...

‘The Chelsea FC Foundation team provided a fantastic Chelsea experience for our Academy kids. The group truly received an authentic Chelsea FC experience during their stay, and we hope to have more groups visit in the near future.’ ‘They received workshops on player development, match preparation and important initiatives from our education team, training sessions based at the Chelsea training ground and fixtures against our Foundation development squads.

The former military analyst has been called both a hero and a traitor for leaking classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

It was a very strange part of the process because that was like the one point in which my lawyers and I had a very strong disagreement about the presentation of this. And all of the things that were favorable to the defense were in closed court-martial. And one of the most troubling things that I encountered was this notion that it wasn't just the enemy that was predictable. So it was a very uncomfortable and very frustrating part of the court-martial process. ... It was always funny because the things that ended up being brought up in court were always favorable to the government. They wanted me to add these things that they call a "stipulation of facts," which is essentially a document that says that both parties agree that these are factual, that these were facts, and they wanted me to lie. One of the most frustrating things of the plea agreement process was that they essentially wanted me to perjure myself. I remember very distinctly that there was this little sign inside of it that said, "built in Fort Wayne, Indiana." And then the reaction, the secondary reaction, the second and third order effects of that, and it painted this picture of a feedback loop where it was pretty clear that our reactions to the actions were causing things to get progressively worse. Manning expected to lose her job and maybe her career because of the leaks. "I wanted that discrepancy to be addressed somehow." [Chelsea Manning ](https://www.npr.org/tags/214589939/chelsea-manning)provided hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic records about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to [WikiLeaks](https://www.npr.org/tags/126916674/wikileaks) in what's regarded as the [largest leak](https://www.npr.org/2012/02/03/146377661/army-to-try-bradley-manning-in-wikileaks-data-case) of classified records in U.S.

football.london takes a look at Chelsea's players who are out on loan over the last week.

Ethan Wady - Was on the bench for Woking as they qualified for the FA Cup with a victory over Southend United. Hull's Andy Dawson said: "He's down at Chelsea at the moment, they're assessing him, and hopefully, in the next week or two, he'll be back here. The Chelsea loanee was helpless as he headed into position, and goalkeeper Alexander Nubel looked to fizz a pass to Caio Henrique. Jamie Cumming - The young goalkeeper was in net for consecutive defeats for MK Dons as they fell to Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle. The ball smashed off Sarr's thigh and headed into the net to open the scoring. He will be unavailable for the game against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night. Nathan Baxter - The goalkeeper put in a steady performance but could not prevent Birmingham from netting twice against Hull as the Tigers' difficult start to the season continued. Stoke boss Alex Neil said: "Dujon, for me, is arguably one of the best one-v-one defenders I've ever seen. He produced a Malang Sarr - The French defender was involved in a bizarre own goal as Monaco fell 4-0 to Trabzonspor. He'll play at a really high level. "He'll have a really good career, Jamie.

The midfielder scored two goals against Aston Villa in the Premier League.

"Last season when I scored my first goal I got two others in the game, and now I’ve got two. And the most important thing is that as a team we’ve been winning." I’m mentally strong, I stuck at it, and eventually in my head I’m thinking they’re going to come. [Tyrone Mings Blunder Helps Seal Chelsea's 2-0 Victory Over Aston Villa](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/soccer/chelsea/match-coverage/tyrone-mings-blunder-helps-seal-chelseas-2-0-victory-over-aston-villa) [Chelsea Defender Reece James Doubt For World Cup Despite Injury Boost](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/chelsea-defender-reece-james-doubt-for-world-cup-despite-injury-boost) [Report: Chelsea Will Look At Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-chelsea-will-look-at-tottenham-hotspurs-harry-kane) [Report: Ruben Loftus-Cheek Could Be A Target For AC Milan In January](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-ruben-loftus-cheek-could-be-a-target-for-ac-milan-in-january) [Report: Kepa Arrizabalaga Was Close To Joining Napoli This Summer](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-kepa-arrizabalaga-was-close-to-joining-napoli-this-summer) [Report: Premier League Set To Stage A Pre-Season Tournament In The USA](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/news/report-premier-league-set-to-stage-a-pre-season-tournament-in-the-usa) [Report: Thiago Silva's Wife Confirms Plans To Stay At Chelsea](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-thiago-silvas-wife-confirms-plans-to-stay-at-chelsea) [Report: Romelu Lukaku Will Not Return To Chelsea In January](https://www.si.com/soccer/chelsea/transfer-news/report-romelu-lukaku-will-not-return-to-chelsea-in-january) But, as he told the "You never want to start the season without scoring for that long, but it happened to me last season (11 games in), so I know how to deal with it," Mount said.

CHELSEA Houska and her husband, Cole DeBoer, are set to take the stand in their $4million court battle after the pair was accused of “hiding” mone.

Sun, the parties explained how Chelsea and Cole need to take their deposition and are “in the process of scheduling” them. “Simply put, Defendants possess and are plainly aware of documents they were already ordered to produce. It did not include a column to reflect the amounts that were due. Sun previously reported the former Chelsea and Cole responded in a letter to the judge that Envy "put inflammatory and unfounded accusations on the public record." In the deposition, they learned that Chelsea and Cole "failed to produce critical documents related to the concealed entities, including a series of licensing agreements and the resulting revenue.” The U.S. Envy claims Chelsea and Cole “received significant financial benefit from Envy’s services through the revenue they, and the Shared Clients, received as a result of Envy’s services” and “earned, and continue to earn, millions of dollars as a result of Envy’s efforts.” The court papers reveal Chelsea and Cole “deny that they wrongfully failed to disclose the existence of any relevant entities” regarding their “secret” businesses. The amended complaint continued to allege that Envy learned Chelsea and Cole “failed to disclose the existence" of the other companies. “Chelsea and Cole treated the funds from C&A and the Concealed Entities as their own, and used the funds for personal purposes, including withdrawing all assets from C&A for personal use without providing any compensation to C&A.” "Chelsea and Cole failed to disclose such directions and payments to Envy and did not pay the Envy Licensing Fees owed upon such sums.”

Chelsea news: The Blues have been linked with Rafael Leao and are believed to have a pre-contract agreement with Christopher Nkunku, with both ranking above ...

Trent Alexander-Arnold - who has come in for criticism after a slow start to the season - finished 22nd whilst his Liverpool teammate Virgil van Dijk was ranked 16th. In the rankings for the men's award, Rudiger was placed in joint 25th alongside Darwin Nunez, Joao Cancelo, Joshua Kimmich, Mike Maignan and Chelsea target Christopher Nkunku. That comes after five players were up for the award in 2021 following their remarkable Champions League triumph. [understands that a pre-agreement for a deal in the summer is in place.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/christopher-nkunku-chelsea-transfer-boehly-25272615) Another of Chelsea's targets for 2023, Rafael Leao, came 14th. [Kepa Arrizabalaga starts to prove David Luiz's four-year Chelsea prediction right in Aston Villa masterclass](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/kepa-chelsea-aston-villa-luiz-25280198) [Four things learned as Chelsea prove Steven Gerrard wrong and Mason Mount fulfils Graham Potter plan](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-mason-mount-steven-gerrard-25276425) [What Thiago Silva did to assist stunning Mason Mount free-kick as Chelsea receive £71m boost](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/thiago-silva-mason-mount-chelsea-25278504) [What Mason Mount did for Reece James in Chelsea win as Armando Broja disagrees with Cesar Azpilicueta](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/mason-mount-chelsea-reece-james-25278571) [Every word Graham Potter said on Aston Villa vs Chelsea, Kepa, Reece James, Thiago Silva concern, Mason Mount, more](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/potter-james-mount-kepa-silva-25277281) [ former defender Antonio Rudiger was.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-ballon-dor-antonio-rudiger-25284728) Given that the shortlist was announced in August before the German had made his competitive debut for new club Real Madrid, his performances for Chelsea in the 2021/22 season were key to his standing.

Mason Mount believes Chelsea showed in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa that they are willing to suffer for success.

"We know as players in the game we're not going to have the ball for the whole game. "We have got to suffer through those times. Mount said: "We know we can do better, but we stuck it out, dug in and got the win.