Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has spoken concerning the “actually powerful” begin he skilled at Stamford Bridge after making a British-record £115 million switch from Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2023.
Ecuador worldwide Caicedo had established himself as among the finest midfielders within the Premier League and received Albion’s Participant of the Season award throughout his remaining marketing campaign on the membership.
A run of six wins in 18 Premier League matches launched one other underwhelming season for Chelsea in 2023/24, with a sixth-placed end and Manchester United’s shock FA Cup triumph which means the massive spenders needed to accept Uefa Europa Convention League qualification.
💪🇪🇨 Midfielder Moises Caicedo has now joined up with the squad in California!#BluesInTheUSA pic.twitter.com/IpxPNuJx0D
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Caicedo: Chelsea ‘completely different’
“Typically, in case you are not robust in your thoughts, it’s troublesome,” mentioned the 22-year-old, who made 48 appearances. “After each sport, I watch my sport.
“A man I communicate to commonly instructed me, ‘Moises, you’re a good participant, you are able to do no matter you need on the pitch with accountability. Simply belief in your self. If Chelsea paid that [much money] for you, it’s as a result of you’re a superb participant’.
“Initially it was powerful for me as a result of it’s a massive membership and that you simply all the time must win each sport. It was powerful for me as I used to be at Brighton, the place the strain is much less. Chelsea is completely different.
“There’s a variety of strain due to the membership’s historical past, the gamers who have been right here [previously]. It was actually powerful… however within the final 4 or 5 months I felt extra comfy on the membership as a result of I had lots of people round me.”
Chelsea’s Aim of the Season winner: Moises Caicedo! 🚀🔥 pic.twitter.com/bhmonulHfk
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Chelsea vs Actual Madrid
Caicedo might step up his preparations for the brand new season when Chelsea face Actual Madrid’s at Charlotte’s Financial institution of America Stadium on Wednesday (12am BST).
The previous Independiente del Valle prospect has solely featured for 45 minutes in pre-season up to now whereas he recovers from his involvement in Ecuador’s run to the quarter-finals of the 2024 Copa America, shedding to champions Argentina on penalties.
Former Leicester Metropolis supervisor Enzo Maresca has changed Mauricio Pochettino, who left Chelsea by mutual consent in Could, and overseen a run of 1 win in 4 matches on the membership’s US tour.
“He performs like the identical system that I performed in Brighton,” Caicedo mentioned of the Italian. “He desires the identical. He desires me to indicate my high quality, to have good persona, to indicate to my team-mates that I’m the boss on the pitch. For positive, I will probably be a very good participant with him.”
Chelsea return to England for a house pleasant towards Inter Milan on Sunday (3pm). Maresca’s first aggressive match in cost will probably be at house to Manchester Metropolis on August 18 (4.30pm).
