Chelsea’s plans for their final match of pre-season have been revealed as they face Udinese with two separate teams.
The Blues face the Serie A side on Friday night as they look to finish their pre-season in style.
Chelsea spent the summer on their pre-season tour of the United States, beating Club America before losing to Charlotte FC on penalties and being thrashed 4-0 by Premier League rivals Arsenal.
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During their time Stateside, Chelsea travelled from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to Charlotte to Orlando as things did not go as planned for Thomas Tuchel.
The head coach was left disappointed by several aspects of the pre-season tour, with it reported that he was upset with the surface that his side were training on in Los Angeles.
Furthermore, he admitted that he was worried by his side’s performance in their final match of the tour.
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Speaking after the match against Arsenal, he said: “We were absolutely not competitive. The worrying part is the level of commitment, physically and mentally, for this match was not the same, it was far higher for Arsenal than us.
"We can argue they played with I think their strongest line-up; they've had now together several weeks and for more than one year.
"They've strengthened their line-up, played the same structure, and this is the line-up they'll try to start Premier League games.
"It was not our strongest lineup and this is part of an explanation but only a little part. The other part is worrying."
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The final part of pre-season for Chelsea sees them travel to Italy as they face Udinese.
It has now been revealed by Nizaar Kinsella that the Blues will play two matches during their time in Europe
He wrote: “Chelsea have two games prepared for Italy. One to feature a first/strong XI vs Udinese and there will be another one for the extended squad to get some minutes.”
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It remains to be seen as to who will feature in each side, with the first team likely to be close to the starting line-up against Everton on the first match of the season.
Chelsea are still in the market for further additions, with it reported that Tuchel is looking to bring in at least four new additions.
The Blues will be hoping to edge closer to fitness as they play their final match of pre-season before travelling to Goodison Park to face Everton on the opening day of the Premier League season.
Topics: Chelsea, Football, Thomas Tuchel
Nick Emms