"Everybody in blue, this is how it should be, no?"
Thomas Tuchel's first words as he headed past the cameras and out onto Cobham's training pitches signal the 48-year-old's readiness to return to action. The German coach returned to Chelsea's training base in Surrey to watch over the Blues' first players to return ahead of the club's pre-season tour of the USA, with his charges having been in action over the weekend.
A group of 14 players including Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ben Chilwell were put through their paces in the gym and out on the pitch as coaches assessed the group's fitness as preparations for 2022/23 began in earnest.
