Xabi Alonso First Press Conference as Chelsea Manager: Palmer, Estevao, Jackson, Garnacho & More

[0:00] many congratulations on your appointment what excites you about taking charge of chelsea well [0:06] first of all good afternoon everyone thank you for congratulations and and excitement is the club [0:17] the squad the chance to the opportunity and the honor to to come to join this this great club and [0:24] to create the excitement this bond with a with the supporters and to win games and to to be [0:32] successful how ready do you feel to manage this club the size of chelsea given the previous [0:38] experiences you've had as a manager and as a player i want to enjoy it i want to be part of this this [0:45] club work together with with the sports directors with the players with the staff around i see that [0:54] it's a club with with a great potential we need for sure to make important decisions right decisions [1:02] but i think that there is a very strong base already built and now we need to follow up to [1:08] to keep building and building this mentality to to be competitive on the on the pitch to win games and [1:14] to to enjoy it you've got a long contract but what do you want to achieve in your first season [1:20] in charge to chelsea need to be playing european football next season well for sure that's that's a [1:26] goal but to reach that goal you need to do many right things and to to be part of that process how [1:34] to how we want to play how we want to to see ourselves how we want to approach the game wherever [1:41] we go that's that's my job that's what i'm really looking forward to to have the whole squad at the [1:47] moment we have some bits but early days and happy early days so far but for sure we want we want to [1:54] be there and and time will tell but we are ambitious and to be in chelsea you need to share those uh that [2:04] energy that ambition and and as well that a hunger to to want to to success have success thanks james [2:14] paul belverstone premier league studios you've had some players back already after a summer off [2:20] unusually for chelsea how much hunger did you see in those players eyes already yes i'm i'm sure [2:28] and i i have felt already that they want to have a good season after after last year we were starting [2:37] from from zero within in some new faces from the from the staff from the manager but they are really [2:45] keen on whatever we are doing we can't really tell that much in just four days with with some players [2:51] that but you see that energy is good the excitement is there and we need to prepare well we have time [2:58] for that and i said before it's very important that we we build the right mentality to compete we we build [3:06] the right uh basics essentials on on daily basis to be ready for for the weekends the players who are [3:16] here at the moment the players who might come in in the future what are the most important [3:20] characteristics that they need to thrive under you we need to to have hunger we need to have the [3:28] passion for the game we want to we need to to want to improve we are coming in a we the premier league [3:35] such a competitive competition and and for that we need to prepare ourselves we need to be [3:42] uh really really really determining details really strong on on our basics how we want to how we want [3:50] to play we'll have time for that but those are the the most important pillars in our game [3:57] nizar in the front here please it's nizar from bbc welcome um i wanted to ask you uh chelsea when you [4:06] were appointed to a fighting sunderland in the last game and they lost and didn't qualify for europe how much [4:12] has that changed things in terms of the squad maybe having to reduce the numbers or how much is it [4:18] small details for sure but the main main focus about what we want to how we want to start the competition [4:24] in in august it doesn't change much the plan is that we are working aligned with with the sports [4:31] directors where we want to reach the the team is good and where we want to reinforce the positions that [4:38] are needed is clear uh still some some weeks to go but uh we are working today in a very aligned way [4:44] and this is the right way there's one player you haven't met but i was wondering if you'd spoken to [4:48] him uh enzo fernandez there's you know there's a lot of talk about him in his future i wondered if [4:53] you'd spoken to him and spoke about your vision and if you want to keep him as well yes we have spoken [5:00] but as you can understand what we have spoken remains uh remains private but yes we have spoken do you want [5:06] to keep him though at chelsea yeah yeah thanks nizar ian down here please hi jeremy how are you [5:17] good thank you and you um welcome to chelsea head not a head coach but the manager can you explain to [5:23] me does that mean you're going to be in charge of everything does that mean you're going to have [5:27] exactly the same role at the club you've had at your previous club just outline for us the difference for [5:32] you manager compared to for me it means that we are uh working together to to take the the decisions [5:39] the right decisions to in in the squad planning in in on daily basis on on the on the trainees [5:46] uh i am on that but how we want to prepare the squad for for which players and which positions are [5:53] needed is is the work that we are doing together with the sporting directors and and we are aligned [5:59] we we have set our priorities where what we want to do and this is the work that we are doing [6:04] and for ages you are linked with the moves to the premier league most notably your former club liverpool [6:11] two-part question first of all were you always wanting to come back and manage in the premier league [6:15] and secondly coming to chelsea some big shoes to follow in the likes of mourinho [6:20] conte and hoodink etc yeah of course the premier league is the most competitive league in the world right [6:28] now it is a challenge to come here it is a challenge to in my managerial career but but really [6:37] excited about accepting it getting uh improving and learning to to get there and the history of [6:47] chelsea is there not just because of the success because of so many great players that they have [6:52] played so many great managers that they have been here some of them i see some pictures and i know [6:59] some of these some of these guys so i feel really honored privileged and ready for the work [7:06] thanks ian liam in the second row please hi chubby liam from the athletic welcome i wanted to ask about [7:14] cole palmer one of the players you've had a chance to work with what were your first impressions of him [7:19] and how important will he be to the team that you built here yeah we have uh we have had a few [7:27] trainings already and from the first day you can see he's a special talent he's a special player he's not [7:35] he's not easy to to to have to have one of those and and you can notice his uh his quality uh how how [7:45] he's able to play uh the right decision in the right spot so i'm i'm happy that he has come in a in a good [7:52] mood in a good good mindset to to have a great season and and we are really looking forward to to get the best [8:01] from him if we we are able to build a strong team uh with the proper stability to find the the key [8:09] players for sure call is going to be one of those key players in in the attacking in the attacking part [8:15] thank you okay david i third right please hello shabby i'm david de quinellato with the gazetta dello sport [8:24] you already signed one player palestra what did you see in him and how do you think you can help him [8:30] adapt to the premier league football now he has many great qualities to adapt to modern football [8:37] he's a player with that gives you versatility in his positioning uh playing a back four and a back [8:43] five even sometimes just playing on the left physically really strong we need to to keep working [8:49] with him in his development in the uh adaptation to the premier league but i'm pretty sure and i'm [8:56] positive that it won't take a lot of time and he has the very good mentality in terms of competitiveness [9:05] in terms of this hunger to to improve so i'm happy that he's with him he's he's been already training [9:11] and we are really looking forward to getting the best from him when you talk about the identity of the [9:17] team you want to build here is it going to be a back five back four do you really do you have that in [9:22] mind already or is something that you want yes for sure i have things in mind this is my this is my job [9:27] and for sure we want to to be active we want to be brave we want to play a good football we want to [9:33] compete well but above that we need a good mentality i think that that's fundamental that to understand [9:41] what to do what it takes in each moment it's it will be a process for sure but we want to [9:47] to to to show that we are ready whenever we go once we are getting to closer to the start of the [9:55] season we will reassure that in with all with all the with all the players but so far this this is [10:02] going to be key thanks david second row please rags from mighty news uh welcome to london thank you [10:08] on the world cup it's a really long one and there are four players in the squad missing eight from arsenal [10:14] how much has the world cup got into in the way of your preparations it was already in the plan so [10:22] it's not big surprise that at this stage we still have some players i'm happy for them because what they [10:31] are living it's a unforgettable experience hopefully we will at the end we will have a world champion [10:44] when they come back to to copham and we will celebrate that but we adapt and we we have to [10:50] be flexible on that on that situation and we will have to speed it up the preparation with some players [10:56] but yeah it's going to happen as a player you love for liverpool do you love london i've always like [11:07] love london i've come many times and now i will have the the chance to live it in in full experience [11:12] living here myself my my wife my my daughters so uh really looking forward so it's uh i'm not discovering [11:20] anything to say it's one of the greatest cities in in the world in the back please hello thank you [11:32] my name is diego i work for television española i would like to know now that we are in the middle [11:38] of the world cup competition you are a winner of the world cup 2010 i'm sure this brings you memories [11:44] of that time in your life i want to know your opinion on how spain are doing these days and what [11:51] you think is going to happen tomorrow against france and it would be lovely if you can answer in spanish too [11:56] thank you well i will i will briefly later answer in spanish for for the spanish tv but [12:06] actually you've seen a lot of the monocene all the spanish games it brings me a lot of memories from [12:14] from our uh the time that the world cup that we won because of the team because of the the energy that [12:20] they transmit because of the control they have on the games so we have many reasons to be optimistic for [12:27] sure whatever will happen with with france it's it's it's gonna be it's gonna be a fantastic a [12:34] fantastic game to watch so uh so really looking forward to it do you think they will be able to [12:41] achieve the same goals you achieved 2008 10 and 12 is that possible for them they have a great team [12:48] and i i can see them winning this world cup for sure now so many english gentlemen around they they [12:58] they are think hoping not to happen but uh but yeah they they play really good and they have a great [13:04] strong team down here please in the front good afternoon zabby welcome back to london welcome to [13:16] chelsea um no chelsea man no manager since antonio contes won the premier league in their first season [13:23] i believe pep wadi only needed one season clock needed about five artetes needed about six as well [13:29] are you confident you will be given the time to build this team which can challenge for the premier league [13:35] if not win it time will tell but what i'm sure is that we have the ambition to to win a lot of games [13:41] to be competitive we want as i've said before we need to to take important decisions we we need to [13:48] to build strong principles a strong mentality and and culture in the club and time will tell i'm not [13:55] going to say what will happen in may for me it's absolutely too early to say that but i'm confident i'm [14:01] optimistic to think that we can have a great season and for that it's time to prepare it's time to [14:08] work try to to be intelligent in many things to to and after to to to hope that we have this belief [14:17] and to have this belief in the in the within the team with the with our fans here in stanford reach [14:24] will be very important and just finally it's my understanding that aleandre garnacho was not [14:29] your first training session you might be able to correct that unless he might be elsewhere etc why [14:34] was he not there and what is his future like well the situation that we have spoken with the sports [14:38] directors and and there's a an interest from from him from other clubs so let's see well how how it [14:45] develops but hopefully it finishes in the in the best possible ways for all the parts and just finally [14:51] nicholas jackson's future as well he was on loan at bay munich last year he looked quite impressive at [14:56] times he's now back here what's his future look like well he's he's joining the in the in the tour [15:02] that we are starting in asia and yeah looking forward to start with with nico in at that time thank you [15:09] very much okay there's no more questions we'll end it there thank you very