Danny Welbeck and Marco Palestra in Chelsea training
Danny Welbeck and Marco Palestra in Chelsea training(Image: Chelsea Football Club)
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A number of Chelsea players are putting in the hard graft at Cobham as Xabi Alonso continues to work with those not representing their countries during the international break.
The Blues were well beaten by Brentford before the break and Alonso has had some crucial time to analyse where it all went wrong at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The club have now posted a small training picture gallery on their website and eight players could be spotted in the images. One of the main takeaways was the fact Marco Palestra was involved. The defender joined the west Londoners from Atalanta in a deal worth £47million over the summer and featured heavily in pre-season.
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A quad injury before the Premier League opener against Fulham has disrupted his first season at Stamford Bridge, though, as he is yet to make a competitive appearance for Chelsea. The 21-year-old is now in contention to start against Bournemouth on October 10, providing he stays fit and Alonso feels he is ready.
Gabriel Slonina, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Pep Chavarria, Malo Gusto, Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck were also spotted at Cobham. The majority of the Chelsea squad will not return until next week due to the international break, while some big names will be hoping to use the break to recover from injuries and knocks.
Cole Palmer, Reece James, Joao Pedro and Moises Caicedo are all nursing issues at the minute and did not join up with their international teammates. The four players were not spotted in the latest batch of Chelsea training images, though, so it remains to seen if they will be fit for the Bournemouth clash.
Aaron Anselmino, Emmanuel Emegha and Jamie Gittens are also not with their nations but, again, were not spotted in the training images.
After Bournemouth on October 10, Chelsea have another four fixtures until the end of the month as the games start to come thick and fast. The Blues will face Everton, Tottenham and Manchester United in the Premier League, while they will also head to Anfield to take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup fourth round.