Gary Cahill has suggested that Chelsea will have to rely on keeping players fit this season if the Premier League champions do not add to their depleted ranks. Alexandre Lacazette flickers in Arsenal display deprived of top-class animation | Nick Ames Read moreCahill suggested that, in their current form, Chelsea will need to avoid further injuries if they are to challenge on all fronts. “I don’t know, the back of the programme was interesting today,” he said when asked whether the squad appeared small to him. “But in terms of quality we’ve certainly got that and you just have to hope we don’t have too many injuries. Cahill reiterated that Chelsea’s present numbers would be stretched by Premier League and Champions League campaigns.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 10:52 UTC