Chelsea’s stars are clearly enjoying themselves. During the week, the players headed out for a team bonding meal.
Usually at this time of the season the Blues would be knee deep in their Champions League campaign but their 10th place finish last season means they missed out on European football this time around.
The Blues form in recent weeks suggests the extra time on the training pitch is paying off but it also seems to have its benefits away from Cobham too.
With the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal in European action midweek, the Chelsea team dined out together. Captain John Terry, Eden Hazard, Michy Batshuayi, Thibaut Courtois, Nemanja Matic, Cezar Azpilicueta, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Dominic Solanke, Ola Aina and Kurt Zouma were all in attendance.
Looking at Chalobah’s Instagram post from the meal, the recent Chelsea debutant was clearly enjoying himself, captioning his post ‘Too much banter with these boys’.
The extra training time enjoyed by Chelsea, and fellow European absentees Liverpool, has been picked up on by pundits as the reason for their recent strong Premier League form. Antonio Conte’s side are one point behind leaders Manchester City and have won their last four games without conceding.
