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London, England, UK. 26th August 2026
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on if Mike Penders will play in goal)
"He is in the squad so he has an opportunity. So we will decide and I'm giving the team tomorrow to the players so I prefer to respect that way so that they know first."
2. 00:13 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on Enzo Fernandez)
"Yes and so we expect that he is involved. He has trained, he's trained really well. He's a good professional and so he will be involved."
3. 00:21 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on Fernandez staying or going)
"We want to have the best team possible. We know of his qualities and he has shown it and we have to wait but we will think about tomorrow (the game against Luton) and let's see how things develop."
4. 00:37 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on conversations with Robert Sanchez after his mistake led to Fulham goal)
"Normal conversations. We have talked more about teams things, about what we did well, what we have to do better. So it was more about understanding the context and taking (what we can). Every game is going to be important because we are in this process that we still need to develop things. We need to make adjustments and we were more team related."
5. 01:01 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager
" I have to say that this year, always, knowing that we will have time for all of the competitions. Every cup is important. Every game and we want to have the best competitive team for (every game). To face Luton, with all respect that everything that it deserves and Luton is going to be the first one in the Carabao Cup."
SOURCE: Agency Pool
DURATION: 01:24
STORYLINE:
Chelsea host Luton Town on Thursday (27th August) in the second round of the Carabao Cup, with boss Xabi Alonso insisting on Wednesday that 'we will have time for all competitions."
The manager refused to be drawn on the future of Enzo Fernandez, despite continued interest from Manchester City, simply stating that 'he's trained really well."
Chelsea made a winning start to their latest Premier League campaign, with a 3-2 win over Fulham in their first game.
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(26 Aug 2026)
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London, England, UK. 26th August 2026
1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on if Mike Penders will play in goal)
"He is in the squad so he has an opportunity. So we will decide and I'm giving the team tomorrow to the players so I prefer to respect that way so that they know first."
2. 00:13 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on Enzo Fernandez)
"Yes and so we expect that he is involved. He has trained, he's trained really well. He's a good professional and so he will be involved."
3. 00:21 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on Fernandez staying or going)
"We want to have the best team possible. We know of his qualities and he has shown it and we have to wait but we will think about tomorrow (the game against Luton) and let's see how things develop."
4. 00:37 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager (on conversations with Robert Sanchez after his mistake led to Fulham goal)
"Normal conversations. We have talked more about teams things, about what we did well, what we have to do better. So it was more about understanding the context and taking (what we can). Every game is going to be important because we are in this process that we still need to develop things. We need to make adjustments and we were more team related."
5. 01:01 SOUNDBITE: (English) Xabi Alonso, Chelsea manager
" I have to say that this year, always, knowing that we will have time for all of the competitions. Every cup is important. Every game and we want to have the best competitive team for (every game). To face Luton, with all respect that everything that it deserves and Luton is going to be the first one in the Carabao Cup."
SOURCE: Agency Pool
DURATION: 01:24
STORYLINE:
Chelsea host Luton Town on Thursday (27th August) in the second round of the Carabao Cup, with boss Xabi Alonso insisting on Wednesday that 'we will have time for all competitions."
The manager refused to be drawn on the future of Enzo Fernandez, despite continued interest from Manchester City, simply stating that 'he's trained really well."
Chelsea made a winning start to their latest Premier League campaign, with a 3-2 win over Fulham in their first game.
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