Thomas Tuchel states Chelsea's ambitions for the new season

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has commented on the Blues’ ambitions for the new season amid their opening day win against Everton.

Last season saw the Blues collect two trophies thanks to their Super Cup and Club World Cup wins, as well as reaching two domestic cup finals.

They also finished third in the Premier League, an improvement on the fourth placed finish the year before.

The club are now in the early stages of their new area, with Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital the new owners of the west London side.

One of their aims for the season will be to try and close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool, with both of them quickly emerging as the runaway favourites for the title last season.

Chelsea haven’t lifted the coveted trophy since 2017, although key signings are being made to try and build towards a title push, whether it’s this season or the next.

Tuchel has now spoken on what his side are looking to achieve in the campaign as the club set their sights on more silverware.

"I'm not sure it's why I don't want to put pressure on us or lower expectations,” he told Sky Sports.

“We should dig in, stay quiet, be humble. The next week has one headline, Tottenham."

Saturday saw Chelsea collect their first three points of the season as they claimed victory at Goodison Park, a ground they had been winless at for five years prior to the match.

Jorginho scored the only goal of the game when he converted his penalty deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half, netting after Ben Chilwell was been fouled inside the area.

Chelsea also saw a series of debutants play their first minutes for the club, with three of them arriving this summer.

Jorginho celebrates his goal against Everton. (Alamy)

Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly both started for the Blues, with fresh signing Marc Cucurella coming off the bench late on in the second half.

Conor Gallagher also played his first minutes for the club, earning himself a place in the squad after his impressive loan spell at Crystal Palace last season.

There was even a welcomed return of Ben Chilwell to the starting lineup, with the 25-year-old recently recovering from a long-term injury he picked up back in November.

After the game, he said: "I've had the whole of pre-season and a few extra weeks coming in early.

“It's completely different to today. It's intense. 

“One of the toughest places to come here, first game and happy to get the win. I'm exhausted."